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Year Seven Gender Length (m) F 1.50 M 1.89 F 1.11 F 1.50 F 1.61 M 1.20 F 1.04 M 1.00 F 1.50 F 1.57 F 1.45 F 1.20 M 1.25 F 1.63 F 2.00 F 2.30 M 1.45 F 1.25 F 1.20 M 1.60 M 1.95 F 1.00 F 1.30 M 1.60 F 1.70 M 1.65 M 1.61 F 1.75 F 1.60 F 1.60 M 1.80 F 1.50 F 1.58 F 1.75 M 1.55 M 1.82 M 1.40 F 1.75 F 1.34 F 1.60 M 1.20 M 2.50 F 1.40 M 1.73 F 1.67 M 1.24 M 1.30 F 1.09 F 1.50 F 1.05 Data comparing year 7 and year 11 length estimates How well can you estimate the length of a stick? Introduction I have collected data from year 7 and year 11 pupils and have recorded their estimates of how long they think the bamboo stick is. A bamboo stick of length 1.58m was held up in front of 173 year 7 pupils and 178 year 11 pupils. The stick was held horizontally so the length of the stick could not be compared to the height of the person. The pupils were then asked to estimate the length of the bamboo stick in metres. I have collated the data into two tables, one for year 7 and one for year 11. I have then used this data to pick a random sample of 50 from each year. I have given each set of measurements a number ranging from 1 to 173 for year...

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