Shaun Connor, Human Resources Manager for American Oil Terminals (AOT)

question 20

Multiple Choice

Shaun Connor, Human Resources Manager for American Oil Terminals (AOT) , is reviewing the operator training hours at AOT nationally.His staff compiled the following table of national statistics on operators training hours. $$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline & \text { West Coast Region } & \text { East Coast Region } \\\hline \text { Mearn } & 32 & 38 \\\hline \text { Mediarn } & 32 & 32 \\\hline \text { Mode } & 32 & 27 \\\hline \text { Stardard Deviation } & 8 & 7 \\\hline\end{array}$$ What can Shaun conclude from these statistics?

• A)The East Coast distribution is skewed to the left.
• B)The East Coast distribution is skewed to the right.
• C)The West Coast distribution is skewed to the left.
• D)The West Coast distribution is skewed to the right.
• E)Both distributions are symmetrical.

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