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18.02.2021 • 
Mathematics

Exploration 13. Studies are often done by pharmaceutical companies to determine the effectiveness of
a treatment program. Suppose that a new AIDS antibody drug is currently under
study. It is given to patients once the AIDS symptoms have revealed themselves. Of
interest is the average length of time in months patients live once starting the
treatment. Two researchers each follow a different set of 40 AIDS patients from the
start of treatment until their deaths. The following data (in months) are collected.
Researcher 1: 3; 4; 11; 15; 16; 17; 22; 44; 37; 16; 14; 24; 25; 15; 26; 27; 33; 29;
35; 44; 13; 21; 22; 10; 12; 8; 40; 32; 26; 27; 31; 34; 29; 17; 8; 24; 18; 47; 33; 34
Researcher 2: 3; 14; 11; 5; 16; 17; 28; 41; 31; 18; 14; 14; 26; 25; 21; 22; 31; 2; 35;
44; 23; 21; 21; 16; 12; 18; 41; 22; 16; 25; 33; 34; 29; 13; 18; 24; 23; 42; 33; 29
a. Create comparative histograms of the data
b. Create comparative boxplots of the data

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