Question

Which shape best describes the distribution of the following data? 1, 15, 36, 6 67,68, 68, 68, 69, 69, 69, 69, 70, 70, 70, 70, 70, 71, 71, 72 a. normal b.bimodal c.positively skewed d.negatively skewed

Answer 1

Answer: d.negatively skewed

Explanation:

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The distribution with the data above is negativey skewed. This was inferred from the histogram plot generated from the data.The output shows a distribution which has a long tail to the left and peaks to the right. This characteristics describes a distribution which is negatively skewed. Diagram of the obtained histogram for the distribution can be found in the attachment below.