Question

The following data show the prices of different types of hot dogs at a store:

$6, $8, $7, $6, $5, $7, $5, $7, $6, $28, $30

Which statement is correct about the box plot for the above data?

Answer 1

The box plot will have its right tail longer than the left tail because a few exceptionally high prices make the distribution skewed to the right.

The box plot will have its right tail longer than the left tail because a few exceptionally high prices make the distribution skewed to the left.

The box plot will have its left tail longer than the right tail because a few exceptionally high prices make the distribution skewed to the right.

The box plot will have its left tail longer than the right tail because a few exceptionally high prices make the distribution skewed to the left.

Answer 2

I believe it is A

if most of the data is concentrated on the low side, the distribution is skewed to the right.