Statistics for Business & Economics
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781285528830
Author: David R. Anderson
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 3.4, Problem 50E
Naples, Florida, hosts a half-marathon (13.1-mile race) in January each year. The
- a. George Towett of Marietta, Georgia, finished in first place for the men and Lauren Wald of Gainesville, Florida, finished in first place for the women. Compare the first-place finish times for men and women. If the 53 men and women runners had competed as one group, in what place would Lauren have finished?
- b. What is the
median time for men and women runners? Compare men and women runners based on their median times. - c. Provide a five-number summary for both the men and the women.
- d. Are there outliers in either group?
- e. Show the box plots for the two groups. Did men or women have the most variation in finish times? Explain.
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