Two groups of people, athletes and non-athletes, had their resting heart rate measured. The results were displayed in a pair of box plots.
Athletes |
30 40 50 60 70 80 90 A box plot is shown on a number line ranging from 30 to 90. The number line is labeled at intervals of 10 units, with minor ticks indicating intervals of 2 units. The box plot ranges from 40 to 70. |
Non-athletes |
30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Beats per minute A box plot is shown on a number line ranging from 30 to 90. The number line is labeled at intervals of 10 units, with minor ticks indicating intervals of 2 units. The box plot ranges from 46 to 90. |
What is the median heart rate of athletes?
What is the median heart rate of the non-athletes?
Using this measure, which group has the lower heart rates?
Non-athletes
Athletes
What is the interquartile range of the athletes' heart rates?
What is the interquartile range of the non-athletes' heart rates?
Using this measure, which group has more consistent heart rate measures?
Non-athletes
Athletes
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