If the Distribution of a Data Set Were Perfectly Symmetrical

question 33

True/False

If the distribution of a data set were perfectly symmetrical, the distance from Q1 to the median would always equal the distance from Q3 to the median in a boxplot.

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Definitions:

Eukaryotic Chromosomes

Linear structures found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, made up of DNA and proteins, that contain genes and function in heredity and gene expression.

Telomerase

An enzyme that adds DNA sequence repeats to the ends of DNA strands in the telomere regions, which are found at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes. This activity can preserve the length of chromosomes and has implications in aging and cancer.

Lengthened

Describes something that has been made longer in duration or size.

Telomere

A region of repetitive nucleotide sequences at the end of a chromosome, which protects the end of the chromosome from deterioration.