test, two groups had the following summary statistics. Group A: median = 145 beats/min, interquartile range = 9.0 beats/min Group B: median = 148.5 beats/min, interquartile range = 10.0 beats/min Which comparison is correct?

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In a medical study on the maximum heart rates of cardiac patients in a two-minute stress test, two groups had the following summary statistics.
Group A: median = 145 beats/min, interquartile range = 9.0 beats/min
Group B: median = 148.5 beats/min, interquartile range = 10.0 beats/min
Which comparison is correct?
 
 

Members of Group A had slower heartbeats and less variation than Group B.
 

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Members of Group A had slower heartbeats and more variation than Group B.
 

Members of Group A had faster heartbeats and more variation than Group B.
 

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Members of Group A had faster heartbeats and less variation than Group B.
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