The data at this text’s website give the heights of 18 male college students and their fathers, in inches. 

a. Make histograms and describe the shapes of the two data sets from the histograms.

b. Fill in the following table to compare descriptive statistics.

c. Compare the heights of the sons and their dads, using the means and the standard deviations.

d. Compare the heights of the sons and their dads, using the medians and the interquartile ranges.

e. Which pair of statistics is more appropriate for comparing these samples: the mean and the standard deviation or the median and the interquartile range? Explain.

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Standard Interquartile Range Mean Median Deviation Sons Dads