The following data are the top 50 women€™s finish times (in minutes) in the 2013 ING New York City Marathon.

a. Compute the mean.
b. Compute the median.
c. Construct a frequency histogram. Begin with lower class limit 140 minutes and class width 10 minutes. Describe the shape of the distribution.
d. On the basis of the histogram you constructed in part (c), is the mean a typical finish time? Is the median a typical finish time?
e. The median finish time for men is 145 minutes. Find the difference in the median finish time for women and the median finish time for men. What does it mean in this situation?

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