Introduction

This report analyzes resting heart rate data for 65 males and 65 female using R language.

Data Preparation

data<-read.csv("normtemp.csv")

data$Sex <- factor(data$Sex, levels = c(1, 2), labels = c("Male", "Female"))
str(data)
## 'data.frame':    130 obs. of  3 variables:
##  $ Temp : num  96.3 96.7 96.9 97 97.1 97.1 97.1 97.2 97.3 97.4 ...
##  $ Sex  : Factor w/ 2 levels "Male","Female": 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...
##  $ Beats: int  70 71 74 80 73 75 82 64 69 70 ...
data
##      Temp    Sex Beats
## 1    96.3   Male    70
## 2    96.7   Male    71
## 3    96.9   Male    74
## 4    97.0   Male    80
## 5    97.1   Male    73
## 6    97.1   Male    75
## 7    97.1   Male    82
## 8    97.2   Male    64
## 9    97.3   Male    69
## 10   97.4   Male    70
## 11   97.4   Male    68
## 12   97.4   Male    72
## 13   97.4   Male    78
## 14   97.5   Male    70
## 15   97.5   Male    75
## 16   97.6   Male    74
## 17   97.6   Male    69
## 18   97.6   Male    73
## 19   97.7   Male    77
## 20   97.8   Male    58
## 21   97.8   Male    73
## 22   97.8   Male    65
## 23   97.8   Male    74
## 24   97.9   Male    76
## 25   97.9   Male    72
## 26   98.0   Male    78
## 27   98.0   Male    71
## 28   98.0   Male    74
## 29   98.0   Male    67
## 30   98.0   Male    64
## 31   98.0   Male    78
## 32   98.1   Male    73
## 33   98.1   Male    67
## 34   98.2   Male    66
## 35   98.2   Male    64
## 36   98.2   Male    71
## 37   98.2   Male    72
## 38   98.3   Male    86
## 39   98.3   Male    72
## 40   98.4   Male    68
## 41   98.4   Male    70
## 42   98.4   Male    82
## 43   98.4   Male    84
## 44   98.5   Male    68
## 45   98.5   Male    71
## 46   98.6   Male    77
## 47   98.6   Male    78
## 48   98.6   Male    83
## 49   98.6   Male    66
## 50   98.6   Male    70
## 51   98.6   Male    82
## 52   98.7   Male    73
## 53   98.7   Male    78
## 54   98.8   Male    78
## 55   98.8   Male    81
## 56   98.8   Male    78
## 57   98.9   Male    80
## 58   99.0   Male    75
## 59   99.0   Male    79
## 60   99.0   Male    81
## 61   99.1   Male    71
## 62   99.2   Male    83
## 63   99.3   Male    63
## 64   99.4   Male    70
## 65   99.5   Male    75
## 66   96.4 Female    69
## 67   96.7 Female    62
## 68   96.8 Female    75
## 69   97.2 Female    66
## 70   97.2 Female    68
## 71   97.4 Female    57
## 72   97.6 Female    61
## 73   97.7 Female    84
## 74   97.7 Female    61
## 75   97.8 Female    77
## 76   97.8 Female    62
## 77   97.8 Female    71
## 78   97.9 Female    68
## 79   97.9 Female    69
## 80   97.9 Female    79
## 81   98.0 Female    76
## 82   98.0 Female    87
## 83   98.0 Female    78
## 84   98.0 Female    73
## 85   98.0 Female    89
## 86   98.1 Female    81
## 87   98.2 Female    73
## 88   98.2 Female    64
## 89   98.2 Female    65
## 90   98.2 Female    73
## 91   98.2 Female    69
## 92   98.2 Female    57
## 93   98.3 Female    79
## 94   98.3 Female    78
## 95   98.3 Female    80
## 96   98.4 Female    79
## 97   98.4 Female    81
## 98   98.4 Female    73
## 99   98.4 Female    74
## 100  98.4 Female    84
## 101  98.5 Female    83
## 102  98.6 Female    82
## 103  98.6 Female    85
## 104  98.6 Female    86
## 105  98.6 Female    77
## 106  98.7 Female    72
## 107  98.7 Female    79
## 108  98.7 Female    59
## 109  98.7 Female    64
## 110  98.7 Female    65
## 111  98.7 Female    82
## 112  98.8 Female    64
## 113  98.8 Female    70
## 114  98.8 Female    83
## 115  98.8 Female    89
## 116  98.8 Female    69
## 117  98.8 Female    73
## 118  98.8 Female    84
## 119  98.9 Female    76
## 120  99.0 Female    79
## 121  99.0 Female    81
## 122  99.1 Female    80
## 123  99.1 Female    74
## 124  99.2 Female    77
## 125  99.2 Female    66
## 126  99.3 Female    68
## 127  99.4 Female    77
## 128  99.9 Female    79
## 129 100.0 Female    78
## 130 100.8 Female    77

Q1- For males, perform an analysis that includes the descriptive statistics (e.g. min, max,
sample mean, sample standard deviation, sample median, quartiles), histogram, and
normal probability plot. Comment on the statistics and plots.Comment on the statistics and plots. Repeat the same for females. Be sure to uniquely label the title and x-axis, and color the histograms (male-
blue, female-pink).

male_stats <- summary(data$Beats[data$Sex == "Male"])
male_sd <- sd(data$Beats[data$Sex == "Male"])
male_stats
##    Min. 1st Qu.  Median    Mean 3rd Qu.    Max. 
##   58.00   70.00   73.00   73.37   78.00   86.00
male_sd
## [1] 5.875184

Male Histogram

hist(data$Beats[data$Sex == "Male"], 
     main = "Male Heart Rate Distribution ",
     xlab = "Heart Rate (beats per minute)",
     col = "blue")

Male Normal Probability Plot

qqnorm(data$Beats[data$Sex == "Male"], 
       main = "Q-Q Plot: Male Heart Rate Normality Check")

My Interpretation of Male Data:

Most male heart rates fall between 65–80 bpm, consistent with normal resting ranges. The distribution is slightly right-skewed, indicating more high values than low ones. The standard deviation shows moderate variability, and the Q–Q plot suggests near normality overall, with deviations at the extremes.

Analysis of Female Resting Heart Rate

female_stats<-summary(data$Beats[data$Sex == "Female"])
female_stats
##    Min. 1st Qu.  Median    Mean 3rd Qu.    Max. 
##   57.00   68.00   76.00   74.15   80.00   89.00
female_sd<-sd(data$Beats[data$Sex=="Female"])
female_sd
## [1] 8.105227

Female Histogram

hist(data$Beats[data$Sex == "Female"], main = "Female Heart Rate Distribution ", xlab = "Heart Rate (beats per minute)" , col = "pink")

Female Normal Probability Plot

qqnorm(data$Beats[data$Sex=="Female"], main = "Q-Q Plot: Female Heart Rate Normality Check")

My Interpretation of Female Data: Female heart rates show greater spread, with more high outliers than males. The Q–Q plot indicates clear departures from normality, especially in the upper range.

Gender Comparison

boxplot(Beats ~ Sex, data = data,
        main = "Heart Rate Comparison: Males vs. Females",
        xlab = "Gender",
        ylab = "Heart Rate (beats per minute)",
        col = c("blue", "pink"))

Comparison Insights:The box plots show that females have a slightly higher average heart rate than males. Their heart rates also vary more, with a wider spread and bigger outliers. Males look more balanced around the middle value

# data preperation 
data <- read.csv("normtemp.csv")
data$Sex <- factor(data$Sex, levels = c(1, 2), labels = c("Male", "Female"))

# Male analysis
male_stats <- summary(data$Beats[data$Sex == "Male"])
male_sd <- sd(data$Beats[data$Sex == "Male"])

hist(data$Beats[data$Sex == "Male"], 
     main = "Male Heart Rate Distribution ",
     xlab = "Heart Rate (beats per minute)",
     col = "blue")

qqnorm(data$Beats[data$Sex == "Male"], 
       main = "Q-Q Plot: Male Heart Rate Normality Check")

# Female analysis
female_stats <- summary(data$Beats[data$Sex == "Female"])
female_sd <- sd(data$Beats[data$Sex == "Female"])

hist(data$Beats[data$Sex == "Female"], 
     main = "Female Heart Rate Distribution ",
     xlab = "Heart Rate (beats per minute)",
     col = "pink")

qqnorm(data$Beats[data$Sex == "Female"], 
       main = "Q-Q Plot: Female Heart Rate Normality Check")


# Comparison
boxplot(Beats ~ Sex, data = data,
        main = "Heart Rate Comparison: Males vs. Females",
        xlab = "Gender",
        ylab = "Heart Rate (beats per minute)",
        col = c("blue", "pink"))