Suppose that in a five-number summary you find that a larger gap exists between the third quartile and the highest value than between the lowest value and the first quartile.What does this mean about the shape of the data set?
A)Symmetric
B)Skewed right
C)Skewed left
D)Not enough information to tell.

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If the gap between the third quartile and the highest value is larger than the gap between the lowest value and the first quartile, it indicates that there are more extreme values on the higher end of the data set. This suggests that the data set is skewed right.

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