Male and female high school students reported how many hours they worked each week in summer jobs. the data is represented in the following box plots.

identify any values of data that may affect the statistical measures of center and spread.

a the females worked less than the males, and the female median is close to q1.
b there is a high data value that causes the data set for the males to be asymmetrical.
c there are significant outliers at the high ends of both the males and females.
d both graphs are symmetrical, so iqr and median are appropriate measures of spread and center for both males and females.