Mercury in tuna Is there a difference in the mercury concentration of light tuna and albacore tuna? Use the parallel boxplots and the computer output to write a few sentences comparing the two distributions.

Descriptive Statistics: Mercury_ppm Type N Mean StDev Min Albacore 20 0.401 0.152 0.170 Light 144 0.269 0.312 0.012 Type Q1 Med Q3 Max Albacore 0.293 0.400 0.460 0.730 Light 0.059 0.160 0.347 1.500 Do you like to eat tuna? Many people do. Unfortunately, some of the tuna that people eat may contain high levels of mercury.
Exposure to mercury can be especially hazardous for pregnant women and small children. How much mercury is safe to consume? The Food and Drug Administration will take action (like removing the product from store shelves)
if the mercury concentration in a six-ounce can of tuna is 1.00 ppm (parts per million) or higher.

What is the typical mercury concentration in cans of tuna sold in stores? A study conducted by Defenders of Wildlife set out to answer this question. Defenders collected a sample of 164 cans of tuna from stores across the United States. They sent the selected cans to a laboratory that is often used by the Environmental Protection Agency for mercury testing.54

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Type Light Albacore Mercury in tuna +- Box Plot 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 Mercury_ppm