Consider the Five Number Summary of Hourly Wages ($) for a Sample

question 4

Multiple Choice

Consider the five number summary of hourly wages ($) for a sample of sales managers. Suppose the mean hourly wage is $38.50.What can we say about the shape of the
Distribution? $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Min } & \text { Q1 } & \text { Median } & \text { Q3 } & \text { Max } \\\hline 20.94 & 37.64 & 44.77 & 49.34 & 67.11 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A)The distribution of hourly wages for sales managers is symmetric.
• B)The distribution of hourly wages for sales managers is skewed right.
• C)The distribution of hourly wages for sales managers is skewed left.
• D)The distribution of hourly wages for sales managers is bimodal.
• E)None of the above.

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