Suppose that in a five-number summary you find that a larger gap exists between the extremes and the quartiles than between the quartiles and the median.What does this mean about the shape of the data set?
A)The data are clumped at the high and low ends.
B)The data are clumped in the middle.
C)The data are not symmetric.
D)Not enough information to tell.

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When there's a larger gap between the extremes and the quartiles than between the quartiles and the median, it indicates that the data are more concentrated around the median, suggesting that the data are clumped in the middle.

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