The histograms and summary statistics summarize the data for the age of female and male US Olympians in the 2016 Olympics. a) Use the shape of the distributions to select the appropriate measures of center and variability for the ages of female and male US Olympians. Compare the ages of the male and female US Olympians using these measures. Explain what each value means in your comparison.

The federal reserve controls certain interest rates in the united states. investors often try to speculate as to whether the federal reserve will raise or lower rates and by how much. suppose a company conducts extensive interviews with financial analysts, and as a result, predicts that "thefed" will increase rates by an average of 0.25 percentage points every six months for the forseeable future. which type of equation could be used to model the predicted interest rates over the next several years, assuming no other significant changes? a) a linear equation b) a quadratic equation c) a polynomial equation d) an exponential equation