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A sample of blood pressure measurements is taken from a data setand those values? (mm Hg) are listed below. The values are matchedso that subjects each have systolic and diastolic measurements.Find the mean and median for each of the two samples and thencompare the two sets of results. Are the measures of center thebest statistics to use with these? data? What else might be?better? ?Systolic: 150 126 95 140 154 159 145 101 152 135?Diastolic: 60 83 53 68 79 76 91 57 55 86 Find the means. The meanfor systolic is nothing mm Hg and the mean for diastolic is nothingmm Hg. ?(Type integers or decimals rounded to one decimal place as?needed.) Find the medians. The median for systolic is nothing mm Hgand the median for diastolic is nothing mm Hg. ?(Type integers ordecimals rounded to one decimal place as? needed.) Compare theresults. Choose the correct answer below. A. The mean and medianappear to be roughly the same for both types of blood pressure. B.The mean and the median for the systolic pressure are both lowerthan the mean and the median for the diastolic pressure. C. Themean and the median for the diastolic pressure are both lower thanthe mean and the median for the systolic pressure. D. The median islower for the diastolic? pressure, but the mean is lower for thesystolic pressure. E. The mean is lower for the diastolic?pressure, but the median is lower for the systolic pressure. Arethe measures of center the best statistics to use with these? data?A. Since the sample sizes are? large, measures of center would notbe a valid way to compare the data sets. B. Since the sample sizesare? equal, measures of center are a valid way to compare the datasets. C. Since the systolic and diastolic blood pressures measuredifferent? characteristics, a comparison of the measures of center?doesn't make sense. D. Since the systolic and diastolic bloodpressures measure different? characteristics, only measures ofcenter should be used to compare the data sets. What else might be?better? A. Since measures of center are? appropriate, there wouldnot be any better statistic to use in comparing the data sets. B.Because the data are? matched, it would make more sense toinvestigate any outliers that do not fit the pattern of the otherobservations. C. Since measures of center would not be?appropriate, it would make more sense to talk about the minimum andmaximum values for each data set. D. Because the data are? matched,it would make more sense to investigate whether there is anassociation or correlation between the two blood pressures.