Statistics (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321755936
ISBN 13: 978-0-32175-593-3

Chapter 2 - Methods for Describing Sets of Data - Exercises 2.48 - 2.70 - Applying the Concepts - Intermediate - Page 59: 2.64c

Answer

The distribution is right-skewed.

Work Step by Step

The mean ($1.927$) is greater than (to the right of) the median ($1.755$), suggesting that the data in the right tail of the distribution "dragged it to the right". The right-skewness can be seen on the histogram generated with our spreadsheet, as shown in the attached image.
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