Question

The table below shows the heights, in inches, of 15 randomly selected National Basketball Association (NBA) players and 15 randomly selected Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) players.

NBA	85	76	80	76	82	82	76	86
	78	79	79	79	84	75	77
NCAA	79	73	74	79	77	77	75	75
	75	81	76	79	79	80	74

Using the same scale, draw a box-and-whisker plot for each of the two data sets, placing the second plot below the first.

Write a valid conclusion based on the data.

The median height of an NCAA player is very close to the third-quartile height of an NBA player.The third-quartile height of an NBA player is very close to the first-quartile height of an NCAA player.    The median height of an NBA player is very close to the median height of an NCAA player.The median height of an NBA player is very close to the third-quartile height of an NCAA player.

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