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Boxplots of earnings per share (EPS) data for a sample of retail company stocks and a sample of energy company stocks are shown below.Which of the following statement is true about the distributions of EPS for retail and energy stocks?
Boxplots of earnings per share (EPS)  data for a sample of retail company stocks and a sample of energy company stocks are shown below.Which of the following statement is true about the distributions of EPS for retail and energy stocks?   A) The distribution of EPS for retail stocks is skewed to the right. B) The distribution of EPS for energy stocks is symmetric. C) Both distributions of EPS are symmetric. D) The distribution of EPS for retail stocks is skewed to the left. E) The distribution of EPS for energy stocks is skewed to the left.


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Line Of Best Fit

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