Question

The 60 longest rivers in the world have lengths in miles distributed as follows:

1000-1499: 21
1500-1999: 22
2000-2499: 4
2500-2999: 8
3000-3499: 2
3500-3999: 2
4000-4499: 1

Which of the following BEST describes this data?

a) Symmetric with median larger than mean
b) Skewed with mean larger than median
c) Symmetric with mean = median
d) Skewed with median larger than mean
e) Symmetric with mean larger than median

Answer 1

Did you make a histogram yet?

Answer 2

no

Answer 3

You can tell from the shape of the histogram that it is skewed right.

Answer 4

ok thx