problem-4.5
problem-4.5
The boxplots are generated quickly, as cancer is a list of
variables.
> boxplot(cancer)
From the graphic, we can see that breast cancer has the longest
tail (a good thing for those with breast cancer as it means there
is a chance of a long life still), bronchus cancer the smallest spread
(not good for bronchus cancer sufferers), and that the centers are not
comparable.
For more on this, please read the informative essay The
Median Isn't the Message by Stephen J. Gould
(http://www.cancerguide.org/median_not_msg.html).