The histograms show the number of pairs of shoes reported for 300 males and for 300 females. Descriptive statistics are also shown.
a. Describe the shape of each histogram.
b. Because of the shapes, what measures of the center should be compared, the means or the medians?
c. Because of the shapes, what measure of spread is preferred, the standard deviation or the interquartile range?
d. Compare the centers and spreads in context.

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160 120 80 40 0 0 15 30 45 60 75 90 Numbor of Pairs of Shoes for Males 40 30 20 10 0 15 30 45 60 75 90 Number of Pairs of Shoes for Females Descriptive Statistics: Female, Male Interquartile range Varlable StDev Minimum Q1 Median 3 ax Female 30027.. D 22.13 1.D 11.25 20.00 35.00 100.0023.75 Male 300 9.753 13.205 1.000 D0 6. 000 10.000 100.000 6.000