A gardener was interested in determining how different types of fertilizer related to tomato plant fruit production. This season, he randomly assigned his 80 tomato plants to be planted with Fertilizer A, Fertilizer B, Fertilizer C, or No Fertilizer and then took frequency counts of the number of tomatoes each plant produced in the season. To get a clear picture of his data graphically he organized his data with a bar plot for group differences. What numerical representation for the bars in his chart could he use?
A) The mean tomato count
B) The median tomato count
C) The amount of fertilizer
D) Both A & B.

Question

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The mean and median tomato counts are appropriate numerical representations for the bars in a bar plot to show group differences in tomato production across different fertilizer treatments.

A Gardener Was Interested in Determining How Different Types of Fertilizer