The histograms show the pattern of financial aid to students at two schools. 84
8-
Hundreds of
Students
o'i 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Aid (thousands of dollars)
1 5 6 1 8 9 10 11 12
Aid (thousands of dollars)
Which statement about the two histograms is correct?
O A. Because the data sehave similar spread, means, and medians, the difference in shape is not important.
B. Though the medians and means are similar, this similarity is misleading in that it does not reflect differences in the data sets.
O C. Because the data sets are so different in shape, there is no way to determine the relationship between the median and mean of the
two data sets
D. Though the means of the data sets are similar, the medians are very different and this difference in medians reflects the difference
in the data sets.