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Multiple choice: Select the best answer for Exercises 69 to 74. The histogram below
Chapter 1, Problem 70(choose chapter or problem)
The histogram below shows the heights of 300 randomly selected high school students. Which of the following is the best description of the shape of the distribution of heights?
(a) Roughly symmetric and unimodal
(b) Roughly symmetric and bimodal
(c) Roughly symmetric and multimodal
(d) Skewed to the left
(e) Skewed to the right
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
The histogram below shows the heights of 300 randomly selected high school students. Which of the following is the best description of the shape of the distribution of heights?
(a) Roughly symmetric and unimodal
(b) Roughly symmetric and bimodal
(c) Roughly symmetric and multimodal
(d) Skewed to the left
(e) Skewed to the right
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
In statistics, a symmetric distribution is a distribution in which the left and right sides mirror each other. The most well-known symmetric distribution is the normal distribution, that has a distinct bell-shape.