Asked by Gülfiye Gürdal on Sep 22, 2024

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Which of the following statements about shapes of histograms is true?

A) A histogram is said to be symmetric if,when we draw a vertical line down the center of the histogram,the two sides are identical in shape and size.
B) A negatively skewed histogram is one with a long tail extending to the left.
C) A positively skewed histogram is one with a long tail extending to the right.
D) All of these choices are true.

Histogram

A graphical representation that displays data by way of bars to show the frequency of numerical data intervals.

Symmetric

Having attributes that are mirrored equally across a central axis or around a central point.

Skewed

A description of a distribution that is not symmetrical, with a majority of data points lying on one side of the mean.

  • Determine and articulate the forms of distributions, categorizing them as symmetric, positively skewed, or negatively skewed.
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Halima Jamal5 days ago
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
All of the given statements about the shapes of the histogram are true.
A histogram is said to be symmetric if its shape is identical on both sides of the center.
If the tail of the histogram extends to the left, it is negatively skewed, and if it extends to the right, it is positively skewed.