For a project in your statistics class you decide to make a histogram of the sal

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For a project in your statistics class you decide to make a histogram of the salary data for players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Since most of the players in the NBA earn the league minimum based on their years of service and a few superstars earn very high salaries in comparison, which of the following would most likely be a characteristic of your histogram? A. Skewed right B. Symmetric, with a central peak C. skewed-left D. Uniform The career placement office at a large university tracks the number of job applications seniors complete before getting their job. Data on college graduates suggests that most send out a large number of applications before getting their first job. Which one of the following histograms best represent the for graduating seniors?

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ANSWER: A. Skewed-right

Correct. In a histogram with a right skew there are greater frequencies of salaries on the low end of the scale (the league minimum) and a few salaries on the high end of the scale (the superstars)

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