Here are the snowfall amounts for 12 more-than-a-trace snowfalls for 2021 (rounded to the nearest inch): 4 0 6 6 0 6 0 9 2 3 1 2 Using just the values for the median and the mean, is the distribution symmetric or skewed? If skewed, which direction?

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of both the mean and the median for this sample data.
Here are the snowfall amounts for 12 more-than-a-trace snowfalls for this February 2021 and March
2021 (rounded to the nearest inch): 4 0 6 6 0 6 0 9 2 3 1 2
Using just the values for the median and the mean, is the distribution symmetric or skewed? If
skewed, which direction?
O Skewed left since mean > median
O Symmetric since mean is about the same as the median
O Skewed left since mean < median
O Skewed right since mean > median -
O Skewed right since mean < median
Transcribed Image Text:of both the mean and the median for this sample data. Here are the snowfall amounts for 12 more-than-a-trace snowfalls for this February 2021 and March 2021 (rounded to the nearest inch): 4 0 6 6 0 6 0 9 2 3 1 2 Using just the values for the median and the mean, is the distribution symmetric or skewed? If skewed, which direction? O Skewed left since mean > median O Symmetric since mean is about the same as the median O Skewed left since mean < median O Skewed right since mean > median - O Skewed right since mean < median
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