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 The Economist is a weekly newspaper  that focuses on international politics,  business news, and opinion. Each  year the "Big Mac Index," the price ($  U. S.) of a Big Mac in countries  around the world, is published as a  light-hearted way of comparing  currencies. Displayed at right are 3  views of the BMIs in mid-summer,  2007: the normal probability plot, a  box and whisker plot, and a  histogram.  Using one of the three plots, discuss  any indication of skew you see. In  your discussion be specific about  what aspect(s) of the graph you feel  is/are indicative of skew. \begin{array} { l } \text { The Economist is a weekly newspaper } \\\text { that focuses on international politics, } \\\text { business news, and opinion. Each } \\\text { year the "Big Mac Index," the price (\$ } \\\text { U. S.) of a Big Mac in countries } \\\text { around the world, is published as a } \\\text { light-hearted way of comparing } \\\text { currencies. Displayed at right are 3 } \\\text { views of the BMIs in mid-summer, } \\\text { 2007: the normal probability plot, a } \\\text { box and whisker plot, and a } \\\text { histogram. } \\\text { Using one of the three plots, discuss } \\\text { any indication of skew you see. In } \\\text { your discussion be specific about } \\\text { what aspect(s) of the graph you feel } \\\text { is/are indicative of skew. }\end{array}
\begin{array} { l }  \text { The Economist is a weekly newspaper } \\ \text { that focuses on international politics, } \\ \text { business news, and opinion. Each } \\ \text { year the  Big Mac Index,  the price (\$ } \\ \text { U. S.) of a Big Mac in countries } \\ \text { around the world, is published as a } \\ \text { light-hearted way of comparing } \\ \text { currencies. Displayed at right are 3 } \\ \text { views of the BMIs in mid-summer, } \\ \text { 2007: the normal probability plot, a } \\ \text { box and whisker plot, and a } \\ \text { histogram. } \\ \text { Using one of the three plots, discuss } \\ \text { any indication of skew you see. In } \\ \text { your discussion be specific about } \\ \text { what aspect(s) of the graph you feel } \\ \text { is/are indicative of skew. } \end{array}

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The plots seem to exhibit a slight skew....

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