Statistics: Concepts and Controversies
Statistics: Concepts and Controversies
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ISBN: 9781464192937
Author: David S. Moore, William I. Notz
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 11, Problem 1CS
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The shape, center, and variability of the distribution.

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Solution: The distribution is right-skewed with center at about 3 grams and variability from 0 to 6 grams, excluding the outliers.

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The provided histogram of the amount of dietary fiber is shown below:

Statistics: Concepts and Controversies, Chapter 11, Problem 1CS

The shape of the graph is right-skewed, that is, significantly more number of values lie on the right side of the peak. The center of the graph is roughly at 3 grams. The variability, that is, area covered by all the observations is from 0 to 6 grams while the outliers are not considered.

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