Following are boxplots of weekly sales for a food store chain for three of its s

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Following are boxplots of weekly sales for a food store chain for three of its stores of similar size and location for two different states State A (A) and State B (B). Compare the distribution of sales for the two states and describe in a report. Stores in State B (B) have generally higher sales than the stores in State A (A). the plots do not illustrate the relative sales of the stores from each state. Stores in State A (A) have generally higher sales than the stores in State B (B). Stores in State A have similar sales to the stores in State B. Choose the correct answer below. the median in A is higher than the first quartile in B. the lowest performing store in A was higher than nearly 50% of the stores in B. the median in B is higher than the first quartile in A. the lowest performing store in B was higher than nearly 50V. of the stores in A. the median in B is higher than the third quartile in A. the lowest performing store in B was higher than nearly 25% of the stor

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As we can see, the markings of A is somewhat higher than the markings of B. Hence,

OPTION C: Stores in State A have generally higher sales than the stores in State B. [ANSWER]

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Note that the upper part of the box is Q3, the middle bar is the median, and the lower part of the boz is Q1. Hence,

OPTION D: The median in A is higher than the third quartile in B. The lowest performing store in A was higher than nearly 25% of the stores in B. [ANSWER]

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