These two box plots show the distances of a standing jump, in inches, for a
random sample
of 10-year-olds and a random sample of 15-year-olds.
10-year-olds +
50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80
15-year-olds +
H
50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80
distance jumped (inches)
Is there a meaningful difference in median distance for the two populations?
Explain how you know.
