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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 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 women have the most variation in finish times? Explain.
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