These box plots show daily low temperatures for a sample of days in two

different towns

Town A

15

20

30

40

45

Town B

35

40

45 48

0

5

10

15

20

45

50

55

60

25 30 35 40

Degrees (F)

Compare the shapes of the box plots.

O

A. Both distributions are symmetric.

O

B. The distribution for town A is symmetric, but the distribution for

town B is positively skewed.

O

C. The distribution for town A is symmetric, but the distribution for

town B is negatively skewed.

O

D. Both distributions are negatively skewed.