Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321757270
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Chapter 3 - Section 3.5 - Assess Your Understanding - Vocabulary and Skill Building - Page 179: 3

Answer

(a) The distribution is skewed right. (b) $MINIMUM=0$ $Q_1=1$ $M=3$ $Q_3=6$ $MAXIMUM=16$

Work Step by Step

(a) The median is on the left side of the box. Also, the right whisker is longer than the left whisker. (b) The left whisker begins above the zero (minimum) and touches the box above the 1 ($Q_1$). The vertical line inside the box is above the 3 (median). The right whisker touches the box above the 6 ($Q_3$) and finishes above the 16 (maximum).
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