The Ages of a Group of Patients Being Treated at One

question 67

Multiple Choice

The ages of a group of patients being treated at one hospital for osteoporosis are summarized in the frequencyhistogram below. Based on the histogram, is a large sample necessary to conduct a hypothesis test about themean age? If so, why?

• A) Yes; data do not appear to be normally distributed but skewed left.
• B) Yes; data do not appear to be normally distributed but skewed right.
• C) Yes; data do not appear to be normally distributed but bimodal.
• D) No; data appear to be normally distributed with no outliers.

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