A study on caffeine asked volunteers to take a recall test 2 hours after drinking a carbonated drink. Some drank​ caffeine-free, some drank​ regular, and others drank a mixture of the two​ (getting a​ half-dose of​ caffeine). The​ 5-number summaries for each​ group's scores​ (number of items recalled​ correctly) on the memory test are shown below. Complete parts a through d.     n Min Q1 Median Q3 Max   No Caffeine 15 17 18 21 24 26 Low Caffeine 15 17 18 20 23 25   High Caffeine 15 12 16 19 20 23   a) Describe the​ W's for these data.   b) Name the variables and classify each as categorical or quantitative.

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A study on caffeine asked volunteers to take a recall test 2 hours after drinking a carbonated drink. Some drank​ caffeine-free, some drank​ regular, and others drank a mixture of the two​ (getting a​ half-dose of​ caffeine). The​ 5-number summaries for each​ group's scores​ (number of items recalled​ correctly) on the memory test are shown below. Complete parts a through d.
 
 
n
Min
Q1
Median
Q3
Max
 
No Caffeine
15
17
18
21
24
26
Low Caffeine
15
17
18
20
23
25
 
High Caffeine
15
12
16
19
20
23

 

a)
Describe the​ W's for these data.

 

b)
Name the variables and classify each as categorical or quantitative.

 

c)
Create​ side-by-side boxplots to display these results as best you can with this information.
 
 

 

d)
Write a few sentences comparing the performances of the three groups.

The participants scored about the same with____________The medians for these two groups were___________with slightly more variation in______________The___________________ generally scored lower than the other two groups on all measures of the​ 5-number summary.

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