Here are boxplots of weekly gas prices for regular gas in the United States as reported by

Question:

Here are boxplots of weekly gas prices for regular gas in the United States as reported by the U.S. Energy Information Administration for 2009 through 2013.

a) Compare the distribution of prices over the five years.
b) Compare the stability of prices over the five years.

Distribution
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