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I don't understand this:how can we describe the shape of the data?A. skewed rightB. skewed leftC. symmetric D. constant

I don't understand this:how can we describe the shape of the data?A. skewed rightB-example-1
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When a distribution of data is skewed to the left or to the right, it has also a long tail in that direction.

In this case, the shape looks symmetric since the mode seems to be at the center, and there's no significant tail that can be appreciated.

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