Question

Wetlands offer a diversity of benefits. They provide a habitat for wildlife, spawning grounds for U.S. commercial fish, and renewable timber resources. In the last 200 years, the United States has lost more than half its wetlands. Environmental Almanac gives the percentage of wetlands lost in each state in the last 200 years. For the lower 48 states, the percentage loss of wetlands per state is as follows:

46 37 36 42 81 20 73 59 35 50
87 52 24 27 38 56 39 74 56 31
27 91 46 9 54 52 30 33 28 35
35 23 90 72 85 42 59 50 49
48 38 60 46 87 50 89 49 67
The percentages are concentrated from 20% to 60% The percentages are concentrated from 60% to 90%
There is a gap showing that none of the lower 48 states has lost from 60% to 69% of its wetlands.
These data are strongly skewed left.
These data are fairly symmetric, perhaps slightly skewed right.
There is a gap showing that none of the lower 48 states has lost from 10% to 19% of its wetlands.
There are no gaps in the data.

Answer 1

Question Completion:

How are the percentages distributed? Is the distribution skewed? Are there any gaps? (Select all that apply.)

Answer:

1. The percentages are concentrated from 20% to 60%.

2. These data are strongly skewed left.

3. There are no gaps in the data.

Explanation:

1. Data

Percentage loss of wetlands per state

46 37 36 42 81 20 73 59 35 50

87 52 24 27 38 56 39 74 56 31

27 91 46 9 54 52 30 33 28 35

35 23 90 72 85 42 59 50 49

48 38 60 46 87 50 89 49 67

2. Re-arrangement of

Percentage loss of wetlands per state (in ascending order)

9 20 23 24 27 27 28 30

31 33 35 35 35 36 37 38

38 39 42 42 46 46 46 48

49 49 50 50 50 52 52 54

56 56 59 59 60 67 72 73

74 81 85 87 87 89 90 91