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 C3Explanation / 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.