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At the same time, one group of patients drank a glass of orange juice (OJ) while

ID: 3201637 • Letter: A

Question

At the same time, one group of patients drank a glass of orange juice (OJ) while a second group of patients took a vitamin C capsule (VC) The following box plots show the percentage of remaining vitamin C in the hours for the two groups. How should the results of the study be interpreted? The amount of vitamin C in the bloodstream is more consistent for those who took capsules. The median level of vitamin C in the bloodstream is lower for those who drank or and juice The median level of vitamin c in the blood stream is higher for those who drank orange juice. Vitamin C taken from capsules tends to stay in the bloodstream longer than vitamin C from orange juice.

Explanation / Answer

According to the two given boxplots, the median of OJ is higher than that of the VC (the dark black line between the boxplot represents median).

So the correct option is (c)