Question

Use the Los Angeles Lakers table to answer this question. i. Draw a boxplot of the salary distribution. ii. Are there outliers in the salary

The table below gives the approximate salaries (in millions of dollars) of the 13 members of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team for the 2011-2012 season. Player Kobe Bryant Pau Gasol Andrew Bynum Lamar Odom Metta World Peace Luke Walton Steve Blake Salary Player 25.2 millon Derek Fisher 18.7 millon Matt Barnes 15.2 millon Troy Murphy 8.9 millon Jason Kapono 6.8 millon Derrick Caracter 5.7 millon Devin Ebanks 4.0 millon Salary 3.4 million 1.9 million 1.4 million 1.2 million 0.8 million 0.8 million The table below gives the approximate salaries (in millions of dollars) for 28 hockey players in Canada for the 2011-2012 season. Player Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Salary Player 23.2 millon Player 8 20.3 millon Player 9 18.0 millon Player 10 15.4 millon Player 11 13.7 millon Player 12 10 millon Player 13 9.4 millon Player 14 Salary Player 9.3 million Player 15 9.1 million Player 16 8.7 million Player 17 8.4 million Player 18 6.4 million Player 19 6.4 million Player 20 6.3 million Player 21 Salary Player 5.8 millon Player 22 5.7 millon Player 23 5.6 millon Player 24 5.6 millon Player 25 5.2 millon Player 26 5.2 millon Player 27 4.7 millon Player 28 Salary 4.3 million 4.0 million 3.6 million 3.3 million 2.8 million 1.7 million 0.9 million

Answer 1

Using Excel, go to Insert, choose Box and whisker plot.

30 25 -25.2 20 15 12.05 10 7.230769231 5 4 1.3 0.8 0

There are no outiers.