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Shown to the right are the histogram and summary statistics for the number of ca

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Question

Shown to the right are the histogram and summary statistics for the number of camp sites at public parks in a particular state. Use this information to complete parts a through d below.

a) Which statistics would you use to identify the center and spread of this distribution? Why?

Because the distribution is _______

a.skewed,

b. symmetric,

the _____ is

c.mean

d. quartiles (and IQR)

e. standard deviation

f. median

should be used to describe the center and the _________

g. mean

h. standard deviation

i. median

j. quartiles (and IQR)

k. should be used to describe the spread.

Count 46 10- C 6 6 4 2 Mesin 51.5 Median 44 StdDev 51.3 Mir Max 275 26 72 50 100 150 200 250 300 # of Sites/Park C3

Explanation / Answer

a) Because the distribution is skewed, The median should be used to describe the center and the quartiles (and IQR) should be used to describe the spread.

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