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Data Analysis, SM-Bank 014 MC

The Stars and the Thunder are playing cricket in a 20 over competition.

The stem-and-leaf plots show the number of runs each side has scored in their last 15 games.
 

   

Which statement is true about the data.

  1. The Stars had the lowest run score.
  2. The Stars scored over 135 runs more times than the Thunder.
  3. The median score for The Stars is higher than the median score for The Thunder.
  4. The range of scores for The Stars is smaller than the range of scores for The Thunder.
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`D`

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`text{Range The Stars} = 149\ – \ 140\ =\ 39`

`text{Range The Thunder} = 148\ – \ 108\ =\ 40`

`:.\ text(Correct statement is:)`

`text{The range of scores for The Stars is smaller than the}`

`text{range of scores for The Thunder (39 vs 40).}`

`=>D`