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A deficiency of the trace element selenium in the diet can negatively impact growth, immunity, muscle and neuromuscular function, and fertility. The introduction of selenium supplements to dairy cows is justified when pastures have low selenium levels. Authors of the article 鈥淓ffects of Short Term Supplementation with Selenised Yeast on Milk Production and Composition of Lactating Cows鈥 (Australian J. of Dairy Tech., 2004: 199鈥203) supplied the following data on milk selenium concentration (mg/L) for a sample of cows given a selenium supplement and a control sample given no supplement, both initially and after a 9-day period.

Obs

InitSe

InitCont

FinalSe

FinalCont

1

11.4

9.1

138.3

9.3

2

9.6

8.7

104.0

8.8

3

10.1

9.7

96.4

8.8

4

8.5

10.8

89.0

10.1

5

10.3

10.9

88.0

9.6

6

10.6

10.6

103.8

8.6

7

11.8

10.1

147.3

10.4

8

9.8

12.3

97.1

12.4

9

10.9

8.8

172.6

9.3

10

10.3

10.4

146.3

9.5

11

10.2

10.9

99.0

8.4

12

11.4

10.4

122.3

8.7

13

9.2

11.6

103.0

12.5

14

10.6

10.9

117.8

9.1

15

10.8

121.5

16

8.2

93.0

a. Do the initial Se concentrations for the supplementand control samples appear to be similar? Use various techniques from this chapter to summarize thedata and answer the question posed.
b. Again use methods from this chapter to summarizethe data and then describe how the final Se concentration values in the treatment group differ fromthose in the control group.

Short Answer

Expert verified

a.

Yes. The selenium and control group samples appear to be similar.

b.

The selenium concentration in the supplement group is substantially higher than in the control group, based on the comparative boxplot of Final Se and Final Cont.

Step by step solution

01

Given information

The data are provided that consists of 16 observations on milk selenium concentration (mg/L) for samples of cows given a selenium supplement and a control sample given no supplement, both initially and after a 9-day period.

02

Arrange the data of Init Se and Init Cont in an ascending order.

The following table represent the ordered Init Se sample:

Obs

Init Se

1

8.2

2

8.5

3

9.2

4

9.6

5

9.8

6

10.1

7

10.2

8

10.3

9

10.3

10

10.6

11

10.6

12

10.8

13

10.9

14

11.4

15

11.4

16

11.8

The following table represent the ordered Init Cont sample:

Obs

Init Cont

1

8.7

2

8.8

3

9.1

4

9.7

5

10.1

6

10.4

7

10.4

8

10.6

9

10.8

10

10.9

11

10.9

12

10.9

13

11.6

14

12.3

03

Compute sample means of Supplement group and Control group.

The sample mean is computed using the formula,

\(\bar x = \frac{{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^n {{x_i}} }}{n}\)

Let\({\bar x_{Init\,Se}}\)and\({\bar x_{Init\,Cont}}\)are the tworequired sample means. The sample size of initial selenium concentration for supplement group is 16 while the sample size of initial selenium concentration for control group is 14. The mean of each sample can be determined as follows:

\(\begin{aligned}{{\bar x}_{Init\,Se}} &= \frac{{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{16} {{x_i}} }}{{16}}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {8.2 + 8.5 + \ldots + 11.4 + 11.8} \right)}}{{16}}\\ &= \frac{{163.7}}{{16}}\\ &= 10.231\end{aligned}\)

\(\begin{aligned}{{\bar x}_{Init\,Cont}} &= \frac{{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{14} {{x_i}} }}{{14}}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {8.7 + 8.8 + 9.1 + \ldots + 10.9 + 11.6 + 12.3} \right)}}{{14}}\\ &= \frac{{145.2}}{{14}}\\ &= 10.371\end{aligned}\)

04

Compute sample standard deviationsof Supplement group and Control group.

The sample standard deviation is computed using the formula,

\(s = \sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^n {{{\left( {{x_i} - \bar x} \right)}^2}} }}{{n - 1}}} \)

Let\({s_{Init\,Se}}\)and\({s_{Init\,Cont}}\)are two sample means. Each sample standard deviation can be calculated as,

\(\begin{aligned}{s_{Init\,Se}} &= \sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{16} {{{\left( {{x_i} - 10.231} \right)}^2}} }}{{16 - 1}}} \\ &= \sqrt {\frac{{{{\left( {8.2 - 10.231} \right)}^2} + \ldots + {{\left( {11.8 - 10.231} \right)}^2}}}{{16 - 1}}} \\ &= 1.0023\end{aligned}\)

\(\begin{aligned}{s_{Init\,Cont}} &= \sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{14} {{{\left( {{x_i} - 10.231} \right)}^2}} }}{{14 - 1}}} \\ &= \sqrt {\frac{{{{\left( {8.7 - 10.231} \right)}^2} + \ldots + {{\left( {12.3 - 10.231} \right)}^2}}}{{14 - 1}}} \\ &= 1.03\end{aligned}\)

05

Compute five-number summary for Supplement group

The five-number summary are smallest\({x_i}\), lower fourth, median, upper fourth and largest\({x_i}\).Since sample size of test is even, the median is the average of\({\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)^{th}}\)and\({\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)^{th}}\)ordered value when the data are in ascending order as below.

Obs

Init Se

1

8.2

2

8.5

3

9.2

4

9.6

5

9.8

6

10.1

7

10.2

8

10.3

9

10.3

10

10.6

11

10.6

12

10.8

13

10.9

14

11.4

15

11.4

16

11.8

The smallest value is: 8.2 and the largest value is: 11.8.

Let \({\tilde x_{Init\,Se}}\) be the required median. Use the formula to calculate median,

\(\tilde x = \frac{{{{\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)}^{th}} + {{\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}\,ordered\,value}}{2}\)

\(\begin{aligned}{{\tilde x}_{Init\,Se}} &= \frac{{{{\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)}^{th}} + {{\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}\,ordered\,value}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{{{\left( {\frac{{16}}{2}} \right)}^{th}} + {{\left( {\frac{{16}}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {{8^{th\,}}observation + {9^{th}}observation} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {10.3 + 10.3} \right)}}{2}\\ &= 10.3\end{aligned}\)

Therefore, the median of supplement group is 10.3

The lower fourth is the median of smallest half of the data as the median of the data is \(\tilde x = 10.3\) so the lower half contains 8 values.

8.2

8.5

9.2

9.6

9.8

10.1

10.2

10.3

Since \(n = 8\)is even, calculate the median using the formula:

\(\tilde x = \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}\,ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\)

\(\begin{aligned}\tilde x &= \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{8}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{8}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {{4^{th}}ordered\,value + {5^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {9.6 + 9.8} \right)}}{2}\\ &= 9.7\end{aligned}\)

Similarly, the upper fourth is the median of largest half of the data as the median of the data is \(\tilde x = 10.3\) so it contains 8 values.

10.3

10.6

10.6

10.8

10.9

11.4

11.4

11.8

Since \(n = 8\)is even, calculate the median using the formula:

\(\tilde x = \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}\,ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\)

\(\begin{aligned}\tilde x &= \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{8}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{8}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {{4^{th}}ordered\,value + {5^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {10.8 + 10.9} \right)}}{2}\\ &= 10.85\end{aligned}\)

Thus, the five-number summary to construct boxplot are as follows:

smallest \({x_i}\): 8.2, lower fourth: 9.7, median: 10.3, upper fourth: 10.85,

largest \({x_i}\): 11.8.

06

Compute five-number summary for Control group

The five-number summary are smallest \({x_i}\), lower fourth, median, upper fourth and largest \({x_i}\).Since sample size of test is odd, the median is the average of \({\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)^{th}}\)and\({\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)^{th}}\)ordered value when the data are in ascending order as below.

Obs

Init Cont

1

8.7

2

8.8

3

9.1

4

9.7

5

10.1

6

10.4

7

10.4

8

10.6

9

10.8

10

10.9

11

10.9

12

10.9

13

11.6

14

12.3

The smallest value is: 8.7 and the largest value is: 12.3.

Let \({\tilde x_{Init\,Cont}}\) be the required median. Use the formula to calculate median when the sample size is even,

\(\tilde x = \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}\,ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\)

\(\begin{aligned}\tilde x &= \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{{14}}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{{14}}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {{7^{th}}ordered\,value + {8^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {10.4 + 10.6} \right)}}{2}\\ &= 10.5\end{aligned}\)

Therefore, the median of control group is 10.5

The lower fourth is the median of smallest half of the data as the median of the data is \(\tilde x = 10.5\) so the lower half contains 7 values.

8.7

8.8

9.1

9.7

10.1

10.4

10.4

Since \(n = 7\)is odd, calculate the median using the formula:

\({\tilde x_{Init\,Cont}} = {\left( {\frac{{n + 1}}{2}} \right)^{th}}ordered\,value\)

\(\begin{aligned}\tilde x &= {\left( {\frac{{7 + 1}}{2}} \right)^{th}}ordered\,value\\ &= {4^{th\,}}ordered\,value\\ &= 9.7\end{aligned}\)

Similarly, the upper fourth is the median of largest half of the data as the median of the data is\(\tilde x = 10.5\)so the upper half contains 7 values.

10.6

10.8

10.9

10.9

10.9

11.6

12.3

Since \(n = 7\)is odd, calculate the median using the formula:

\({\tilde x_{Init\,Cont}} = {\left( {\frac{{n + 1}}{2}} \right)^{th}}ordered\,value\)

\(\begin{aligned}{{\tilde x}_{Init\,Cont}} &= {\left( {\frac{{7 + 1}}{2}} \right)^{th}}ordered\,value\\ &= {4^{th\,}}ordered\,value\\ &= 10.9\end{aligned}\)

Thus, the five-number summary for Control group to construct boxplot are as follows:

Smallest \({x_i}\): 8.7, lower fourth: 9.7, median: 10.5, upper fourth: 10.9,

Larges t\({x_i}\): 12.3.

07

Construct a comparative box plot for the given data

Following are the steps to make comparative boxplot by hand:

  1. Draw a plot line of range 8 to 12.
  2. Draw three horizontal lines that consists of first quartile, second quartile and third quartile and make two vertical lines to make it in rectangular form like a box for Supplement group.
  3. Do the Step 2 again for Control group.
  4. Draw whiskers on both sides of two boxplots and set the minimum and maximum value with respect to the obtained lower fence and upper fence.

From the comparative boxplot, it is observe that both boxplots are quite similar. Both data distributionare skewed to the left or negatively skewed.

As a result, the selenium and control group samples appear to be similar.

08

Arrange the data of Final Se and Final Cont in an ascending order.

The following table represent the ordered Final Se sample:

Obs

Final Se

1

88.0

2

89.0

3

93.0

4

96.4

5

97.1

6

99.0

7

103.0

8

103.8

9

104.0

10

117.8

11

121.5

12

122.3

13

138.3

14

146.3

15

147.3

16

172.6

The following table represent the ordered FinalCont sample:

Obs

Final Cont

1

8.4

2

8.6

3

8.7

4

8.8

5

8.8

6

9.1

7

9.3

8

9.3

9

9.5

10

9.6

11

10.1

12

10.4

13

12.4

14

12.5

09

Compute sample means of Supplement group and Control group.

The sample mean is computed using the formula,

\(\bar x = \frac{{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^n {{x_i}} }}{n}\)

Let\({\bar x_{Final\,Se}}\)and\({\bar x_{Final\,Cont}}\)are the two required sample means. The sample size of final selenium concentration for supplement group is 16 while the sample size of final selenium concentration for control group is 14. The mean of each sample can be determined as follows:

\(\begin{aligned}{{\bar x}_{Final\,Se}} &= \frac{{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{16} {{x_i}} }}{{16}}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {88 + 89 + 93 + \ldots + 146.3 + 147.3 + 172.6} \right)}}{{16}}\\ &= \frac{{1839.4}}{{16}}\\ &= 114.96\end{aligned}\)

\(\begin{aligned}{{\bar x}_{Final\,Cont}} &= \frac{{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{14} {{x_i}} }}{{14}}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {8.4 + 8.6 + 8.7 + \ldots + 10.4 + 12.4 + 12.5} \right)}}{{14}}\\ &= \frac{{135.5}}{{14}}\\ &= 9.678\end{aligned}\)

10

Compute sample standard deviations of Supplement group and Control group.

The sample standard deviation is computed using the formula,

\(s = \sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^n {{{\left( {{x_i} - \bar x} \right)}^2}} }}{{n - 1}}} \)

Let \({s_{Final\,Se}}\) and \({s_{Final\,Cont}}\) are two sample standard deviations. Each sample standard deviation can be calculated as,

\(\begin{aligned}{s_{Final\,Se}} &= \sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{16} {{{\left( {{x_i} - 114.96} \right)}^2}} }}{{16 - 1}}} \\ &= \sqrt {\frac{{{{\left( {88 - 114.96} \right)}^2} + \ldots + {{\left( {172.6 - 114.96} \right)}^2}}}{{16 - 1}}} \\ &= 24.75\end{aligned}\)

\(\begin{aligned}{s_{Init\,Cont}} &= \sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{14} {{{\left( {{x_i} - 9.678} \right)}^2}} }}{{14 - 1}}} \\ &= \sqrt {\frac{{{{\left( {8.4 - 9.678} \right)}^2} + \ldots + {{\left( {12.5 - 9.678} \right)}^2}}}{{14 - 1}}} \\ &= 1.30\end{aligned}\)

11

Compute five-number summary for Supplement group

The five-number summary are smallest \({x_i}\), lower fourth, median, upper fourth and largest \({x_i}\). Since sample size of test is even, the median is the average of \({\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)^{th}}\) and \({\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)^{th}}\) ordered value when the data are in ascending order as below.

Obs

Final Se

1

88.0

2

89.0

3

93.0

4

96.4

5

97.1

6

99.0

7

103.0

8

103.8

9

104.0

10

117.8

11

121.5

12

122.3

13

138.3

14

146.3

15

147.3

16

172.6

The smallest value is: 88 and the largest value is: 172.6.

Let\({\tilde x_{Final\,Se}}\)be the required median. Use the formula to calculate median,

\(\tilde x = \frac{{{{\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)}^{th}} + {{\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}\,ordered\,value}}{2}\)

\(\begin{aligned}{{\tilde x}_{Final\,Se}} &= \frac{{{{\left( {\frac{{16}}{2}} \right)}^{th}} + {{\left( {\frac{{16}}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {{8^{th\,}}observation + {9^{th}}observation} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {103.8 + 104} \right)}}{2}\\ &= 103.9\end{aligned}\)

Therefore, the median of supplement group is 103.9

The lower fourth is the median of smallest half of the data as the median of the data is\({\tilde x_{Final\,Se}} = 103.9\)so the lower half contains 8 values.

88.0

89.0

93.0

96.4

97.1

99.0

103.0

103.8

Since\(n = 8\)is even, calculate the median using the formula:

\(\tilde x = \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}\,ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\)

\(\begin{aligned}\tilde x &= \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{8}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{8}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {{4^{th}}ordered\,value + {5^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {96.4 + 97.1} \right)}}{2}\\ &= 96.75\end{aligned}\)

Similarly, the upper fourth is the median of largest half of the data as the median of the data is\({\tilde x_{Final\,Se}} = 103.9\)so it contains 8 values.

104.0

117.8

121.5

122.3

138.3

146.3

147.3

172.6

Since\(n = 8\)is even, calculate the median using the formula:

\(\tilde x = \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}\,ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\)

\(\begin{aligned}\tilde x &= \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{8}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{8}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {{4^{th}}ordered\,value + {5^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {122.3 + 138.3} \right)}}{2}\\ &= 130.3\end{aligned}\)

Thus, the five-number summary to construct boxplot are as follows:

Smallest\({x_i}\): 88.0, lower fourth: 96.75, median: 103.9, upper fourth: 130.3,

Largest \({x_i}\): 172.6.

12

Compute five-number summary for Control group

The five-number summary are smallest\({x_i}\), lower fourth, median, upper fourth and largest\({x_i}\).Since sample size of test is odd, the median is the average of\({\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)^{th}}\)and\({\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)^{th}}\)ordered value when the data are in ascending order as below.

Obs

Final Cont

1

8.4

2

8.6

3

8.7

4

8.8

5

8.8

6

9.1

7

9.3

8

9.3

9

9.5

10

9.6

11

10.1

12

10.4

13

12.4

14

12.5

The smallest value is: 8.4 and the largest value is: 12.5.

Let\({\tilde x_{Final\,Cont}}\)be the required median. Use the formula to calculate median when the sample size is even,

\(\tilde x = \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}\,ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\)

\(\begin{aligned}{{\tilde x}_{Final\,Cont}} &= \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{{14}}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{{14}}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {{7^{th}}ordered\,value + {8^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {9.3 + 9.3} \right)}}{2}\\ &= 9.3\end{aligned}\)

Therefore, the median of control group is 9.3.

The lower fourth is the median of smallest half of the data as the median of the data is\({\tilde x_{Final\,Cont}} = 9.3\)so the lower half contains 7 values.

8.4

8.6

8.7

8.8

8.8

9.1

9.3

Since\(n = 7\)is odd, calculate the median using the formula:

\(\tilde x = {\left( {\frac{{n + 1}}{2}} \right)^{th}}ordered\,value\)

\(\begin{aligned}\tilde x &= {\left( {\frac{{7 + 1}}{2}} \right)^{th}}ordered\,value\\ &= {4^{th\,}}ordered\,value\\ &= 8.8\end{aligned}\)

Similarly, the upper fourth is the median of largest half of the data as the median of the data is\(\tilde x = 10.5\)so the upper half contains 7 values.

9.3

9.5

9.6

10.1

10.4

12.4

12.5

Since\(n = 7\)is odd, calculate the median using the formula:

\(\tilde x = {\left( {\frac{{n + 1}}{2}} \right)^{th}}ordered\,value\)

\(\begin{aligned}\tilde x &= {\left( {\frac{{7 + 1}}{2}} \right)^{th}}ordered\,value\\ &= {4^{th\,}}ordered\,value\\ &= 10.1\end{aligned}\)

Thus, the five-number summary for Control group to construct boxplot are as follows:

Smallest\({x_i}\): 8.4, lower fourth: 8.8, median: 9.3, upper fourth: 10.1,

Largest \({x_i}\): 12.5.

13

Construct a comparative box plot for the given data

Following are the steps to make comparative boxplot by hand:

  1. Draw a plot line of range 0 to 180.
  2. Draw three horizontal lines that consists of first quartile, second quartile and third quartile and make two vertical lines to make it in rectangular form like a box for Supplement group.
  3. Do the Step 2 again for Control group.
  4. Draw whiskers on both sides of two boxplots and set the minimum and maximum value with respect to the obtained lower fence and upper fence.

From the comparative boxplot, it is observe that both boxplots are quite different. From the box plot of Final Se, there is no outlier and the middle value line is near 103.9 that is the median of data. The distribution is slightly negative skewed.

From the box plot of Final Cont, there is no outlier and the middle value line is near 9.3 that is the median of data. The distribution is slightly positive skewed. It is evident that the final selenium concentration for cows is much greater for the supplement group than for control group which indicate that the selenium supplement significantly increases selenium concentration in milk over the 9-day period.

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Aortic stenosis refers to a narrowing of the aortic valve in the heart. The article 鈥淐orrelation Analysis of Stenotic Aortic Valve Flow Patterns Using PhaseContrast MRI鈥 (Annals of Biomed. Engr., 2005: 878鈥887) gave the following data on aortic root diameter (cm) and gender for a sample of patients having various degrees of aortic stenosis:

M: 3.7 3.4 3.7 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.4 3.6 3.1 4.0 3.4 3.8 3.5
F: 3.8 2.6 3.2 3.0 4.3 3.5 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0

  1. Compare and contrast the diameter observations for
    the two genders.
  2. Calculate a 10% trimmed mean for each of the two
    samples, and compare to other measures of center
    (for the male sample, the interpolation method men-
    tioned in Section 1.3 must be used).

How does the speed of a runner vary over the course of a marathon (a distance of 42.195 km)? Consider determining both the time to run the first 5 km and the time to run between the 35-km and 40-km points, and then subtracting the former time from the latter time. A positive value of this difference corresponds to a runner slowing down toward the end of the race. The accompanying histogram is based on times of runners who participated in several different Japanese marathons (鈥淔actors Affecting Runners鈥 Marathon Performance,鈥 Chance, Fall, 1993: 24鈥30).What are some interesting features of this histogram? What is a typical difference value? Roughly what proportion of the runners ran the late distance more quickly than the early distance?

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