Here are some summary statistics for annual snowfall in a certain town compiled over the last 15 years: lowest $=19\text { amount } = 19$ cm, $=40\text { mean } = 40$ cm, $=33\text { median } = 33$ cm, $=81\text { range } = 81$ cm, $\mathrm { IQR } = 45 \mathrm {~cm} \text {, }$ $\text { Q1 } = 16 \mathrm {~cm} \text {, }$ standard $=11\text { deviation } = 11$ cm.Is the distribution symmetric,skewed to the left,or skewed to the right? Explain.

A) Skewed to the left; mean higher than median.
B) Skewed to the right; mean higher than median.
C) Skewed to the left; mean lower than median.
D) Skewed to the right; mean lower than median.
E) Symmetric; mean higher than median.

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Here are some summary statistics for annual snowfall in a certain town compiled over the last 15 years: lowest

=19\text { amount } = 19

cm,

=40\text { mean } = 40

cm,

=33\text { median } = 33

cm,

=81\text { range } = 81

cm,

\mathrm { IQR } = 45 \mathrm {~cm} \text {, }

\text { Q1 } = 16 \mathrm {~cm} \text {, }

standard

=11\text { deviation } = 11

cm.Is the distribution symmetric,skewed to the left,or skewed to the right? Explain.

A) Skewed to the left; mean higher than median.
B) Skewed to the right; mean higher than median.
C) Skewed to the left; mean lower than median.
D) Skewed to the right; mean lower than median.
E) Symmetric; mean higher than median.

patrick kioko · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  The distribution is skewed to the right because the mean (40 cm) is higher than the median (33 cm), indicating a longer tail on the right side of the distribution.

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