For a boxplot, if the actual boxplot looks symmetrical, but there are some outliers, would you say that the distribution as a whole is symmetrical or skewed?

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minimato · Answer

For example, would you say this graph is skewed or symmetrical? |dw:1447694888164:dw|

minimato · Answer

@ShadowLegendX  help me!

shadowlegendx · Answer

Plots, fun, haha

shadowlegendx · Answer

Do you have any notes to refer to?

minimato · Answer

Well specific cases like this weren't addressed

shadowlegendx · Answer

Ugh, I hate when teachers do that. 

Itʻs like they teach you how to solve x in algebra. Then they send you home with homework that includes problems with x and y, in the same equation.

And they shed no light on how to treat those situations.

minimato · Answer

Exactly, story of my life