A Box-And-Whisker Plot for Last Year's Data Is Compared with a Box-And-Whisker

question 30

Multiple Choice

A box-and-whisker plot for last year's data is compared with a box-and-whisker plot for this year's data.The biggest change is that the median is moved from the left side of the box to the right side of the box.The other elements of the plot remained fairly constant.Based on this change, it can be concluded that ___________.

• A)the data have become more positively skewed
• B)the data are less skewed than in the previous year
• C)the skew has not changed between the two years
• D)the data have become more negatively skewed
• E)the data are more skewed than in the previous year

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Definitions:

Stock Dividends Distributable

A liability account that records the amount of dividends declared by the company to be paid out in the form of additional shares.

Retained Earnings

The portion of net income that is retained by the company rather than distributed to its owners as dividends.

Common Shares

Equity securities that represent ownership in a corporation, providing voting rights and a share in the company's profits through dividends.

Dividends in Arrears

Outstanding dividends on cumulative preferred stock that have not been declared or paid for the prescribed dividend period.