Suppose you plan to offer a study session and need to know how many candies to bring and there-fore would like to estimate how many candies students tend to take on average. Below are results for the number of candies that 19 undergraduates took from a large bowl.
-What is the shape of the sample distribution?
A) Approximately symmetric
B) Very skewed right
C) Very skewed left
D) Uniform

Question

Suppose you plan to offer a study session and need to know how many candies to bring and there-fore would like to estimate how many candies students tend to take on average. Below are results for the number of candies that 19 undergraduates took from a large bowl. 
-What is the shape of the sample distribution?
A) Approximately symmetric 
B) Very skewed right 
C) Very skewed left 
D) Uniform

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The shape of the sample distribution is approximately symmetric when the data is evenly distributed around the mean, with no significant skewness to the left or right.

Suppose You Plan to Offer a Study Session and Need