A CFO is looking at how much of a company's resources are spent on computing.He samples companies in the pharmaceutical industry and developed the following stem-and-leaf graph. What is the approximate shape of the distribution of the data?
A)Normal
B)Skewed to the right
C)Skewed to the left
D)Bimodal
E)Uniform

Question

A CFO is looking at how much of a company's resources are spent on computing.He samples companies in the pharmaceutical industry and developed the following stem-and-leaf graph.  What is the approximate shape of the distribution of the data?
A)Normal 
B)Skewed to the right 
C)Skewed to the left 
D)Bimodal 
E)Uniform

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The stem-and-leaf plot suggests that the data is skewed to the right, with a longer tail on the higher end of the values. Therefore, the best choice is B, skewed to the right.

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