Syndrome between zebrafi sh


As in other vertebrates, individual zebrafi sh differ from one another along shy-bold behavioral spectrum. In addition to other differences, bolder individuals tend to be more aggressive, whereas shy individuals tend to be less aggressive. Norton et al. (2011) compared several behaviors associated with this syndrome between zebrafi sh that had the spiegeldanio (spd) mutant at the Fgfr1a gene and the "wild type" lacking the mutation. The data below are measurements of the amount of time, in seconds, that individual zebrafi sh with and without this mutation spent in aggressive activity over 5 minutes when presented with a mirror image.

Wild type: 0, 21, 22, 28, 60, 80, 99, 101, 106, 129, 168

Spd mutant: 96, 97, 100, 127, 128, 156, 162, 170, 190, 195

a. Draw a boxplot to compare the frequency distributions of aggression score in the two groups of zebrafi sh. According to the box plot, which genotype has the higher aggression scores?

b. According to the box plot, which sample spans the higher range of values for aggression scores?

c. Which sample has the larger interquartile range? d. What are the vertical lines projecting outward above and below each box?

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