The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 1 - Picturing Distributions with Graphs - Apply Your Knowledge - Page 29: 1.9a

Answer

The graph is nearly symmetric, except for ages 0-15. This area is not symmetric. Describing this distribution in terms of the center and the variability would be misleading since the center of the distribution is skewed toward 35. Also, the variability is skewed toward the lower ages.

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