Naples, Florida, hosts a half-marathon (13.1-mile race) in January each year. The event attracts top runners from throughout the United States as well as from around the world. 22 men and 31 women entered the 19-24 age class. Finish times in minutes are contained in order of finish in the Excel Online file below. Construct a spreadsheet to answer the following questions.

Open spreadsheet

a. Compare the firstplace finish times for men and women. If the 53 men and women runners had competed as one group, in what place would winner of women's marathon have finished? Round your answer to 2 decimal places.

The first place runner in the men's group finished minutes

aheadbehind

of the first place runner in the women's group.

b. What is the median time for men and women runners? Compare men and women runners based on their median times. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.

	Men	Women
Median

Using the median finish times, the men's group finished minutes

aheadbehind

of the women's group.

c. Provide a five-number summary for both the men and the women. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.

	Men	Women
Lowest Time
First Quartile
Median
Third Quartile
Highest Time

d. Are there outliers in either group?

If data contain outliers enter the value. If there no outliers leave answer blank. If there is more than one value, separate your answers with commas (to 2 decimals).

Outliers in the men's group.

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Outliers in the women's group.

e. Which of the following box plots accurately displays the data set?

#1	Minutes	#2	Minutes
#3	Minutes	#4	Minutes

Box plot #1Box plot #2Box plot #3Box plot #4

Did men or women have the most variation in finish times?

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