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Scenario: The following histogram shows the distribution of the difference between the actual and “ideal” weights for 119 female students. Notice that percent is given on the vertical axis. Ideal weights are responses to the question “What is your ideal weight”. The difference = actual -ideal.
What is the approximate shape of the distribution?
Answer:
* a) Nearly symmetric
* b) Skewed to the left
* c) Skewed to the right
* d) Bimodal (has more than one peak).
Answer - c
* b) Skewed to the left
* c) Skewed to the right
* d) Bimodal (has more than one peak).
Answer - c