Provide an Appropriate Response Use the Sample Information to Determine the Shape of the and Median

question 52

Essay

Provide an appropriate response.
-The output below gives the mean and median for the national dropout rates for high school students in 1982 and 1984. $$\begin{array} { l r r } & \text { Drop } 1982 & \text { Drop } 1984 \\\text { N } & 51 & 51 \\\text { MEAN } & 28.66 & 26.58 \\\text { MEDIAN } & 27.05 & 25.54\end{array}$$ Use the sample information to determine the shape of the distributions of the high school dropout rates in 1982 and 1984.

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