In 1961, Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth's home run record by hitting 61 home runs. Ruth's record was 60. The following set of numbers is the consecutive list of home run totals that Ruth collected over a span of 15 seasons as a Yan-
TABLE 3.9. Weight Loss in Pounds of Individuals on a Five-Week Weight Control Program (n = 25)
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9
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5
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2
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1
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3
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11
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11
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10
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8
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9
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6
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4
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8
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10
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9
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12
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11
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7
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11
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13
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10
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11
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5
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4
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11
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kee: 54, 59, 35, 41, 46, 25, 47, 60, 54, 46, 49, 46, 41, 34, 22. Maris had a 10-
year career in the American League before joining the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League at the end of his career. Here is the list of home runs Maris hit during his 10 years: 14, 28, 16, 39, 61, 33, 23, 26, 8, 13
a. Find the seasonal median number of home runs for each player.
b. For each player, determine the minimum, the first quartile, the median, the third quartile, and the maximum of their home run totals. Use these results to construct comparative box-and-whisker plots. These five numbers that highlight a box plot are called the five-number summary.
c. How do the two distributions differ based on the box plots?