Questions: Here are three histograms.
Histogram A
Histogram B
(a) Which histogram is best described as bimodal?
Histogram A Histogram B Histogram C
(b) Which histogram is the closest to being symmetric?
Histogram A Histogram B Histogram C
(c) Which histogram is skewed to the right the most?
Histogram A Histogram B Histogram C
(d) Which histogram is the closest to being bell-shaped?
Histogram A Histogram B Histogram C
Transcript text: Here are three histograms.
Histogram A
Histogram B
(a) Which histogram is best described as bimodal?
Histogram A Histogram B Histogram C
(b) Which histogram is the closest to being symmetric?
Histogram A Histogram B Histogram C
(c) Which histogram is skewed to the right the most?
Histogram A Histogram B Histogram C
(d) Which histogram is the closest to being bell-shaped?
Histogram A Histogram B Histogram C
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Bimodal Histogram
A bimodal histogram has two distinct peaks. Histogram A has two peaks, one around the interval 8-12 and another around the interval 28-32.
Step 2: Symmetric Histogram
A symmetric histogram is roughly the same shape on both sides of the center. Histogram C is the closest to being symmetric as the bars to the left and right of the central peak are relatively similar in height.
Step 3: Skewed Right
A histogram is skewed right (positively skewed) if the tail extends further to the right. Histogram B has a long tail to the right, making it the most right-skewed histogram.