Does the duration of an eruption have an effect on the length of time that elapses before the next eruption?
a) The histogram below shows the duration (in minutes) of those 222 eruptions. Describe this distribution.

b) Explain why it is not appropriate to find summary statistics for this distribution.

c) Let’s classify the eruptions as “long” or “short,” depending on whether they last more than 3 minutes or not. Describe what you see in the comparative boxplots.

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# of Eruptions 30 20 10 1.6 2.6 3.6 Duration (min) 4.6 5.6