Frequency Data Were Reported for the Ages of Full-Time Employees

question 8

Multiple Choice

Frequency data were reported for the ages of full-time employees at a company. The age distribution is given in the table. Obtain a relative-frequency histogram of these data and Determine whether the ages are approximately normally distributed. $$\begin{array} { c | c } \begin{array} { c } \text { Age } \\\text { (yrs) }\end{array} & \text { Frequency } \\\hline 25 \text {-under 30 } & 20 \\30 \text {-under 35 } & 65 \\35 \text {-under 40 } & 60 \\40 \text {-under 45 } & 112 \\45 \text {-under 50 } & 266 \\50 \text {-under 55 } & 300 \\55 \text {-under 60 } & 385 \\60 \text {-under 65 } & 200 \\65 \text {-under 70 } & 36\end{array}$$

• A)Yes. The distribution is bell-shaped.
• B)No. The distribution is right-skewed.
• C)No. The distribution is uniform.
• D)No. The distribution is left-skewed.

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