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Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World | 6th Edition | ISBN: 9780321911216 | Authors: Ron Larson; Betsy Farber
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Problem 55E

Identifying the Shape of a Distribution In Exercise, construct a frequency distribution and a frequency histogram for the data set using the indicated number of classes. Describe the shape of the histogram as symmetric, uniform, negatively skewed, positively skewed, or none of these.

Heights of Males

Number of classes: 5

Data set: The heights (to the nearest inch) of 30 males

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QUESTION:

Problem 55E

Identifying the Shape of a Distribution In Exercise, construct a frequency distribution and a frequency histogram for the data set using the indicated number of classes. Describe the shape of the histogram as symmetric, uniform, negatively skewed, positively skewed, or none of these.

Heights of Males

Number of classes: 5

Data set: The heights (to the nearest inch) of 30 males

67

76

69

68

72

68

65

63

75

69

66

72

67

66

69

73

64

62

71

73

68

72

71

65

69

66

74

72

68

69

ANSWER:

Solution:

Step 1 of 3:

Here the data regarding heights of 30 males is given.

67

76

69

68

72

68

65

63

75

69

66

72

67

66

69

73

64

62

71

73

68

72

71

65

69

66

74

72

68

69

We need to find obtain the frequency distribution of the given data.Then we need to construct the frequency histogram of the data and we have to identify the shape of the distribution.

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