A Survey Found That the Median Number of Calories Consumed

question 23

Multiple Choice

A survey found that the median number of calories consumed per day in a certain country was 3,304 and the mean was 3,204.9 calories. If a histogram were constructed for the data, would you expect it To be skewed to the right, to the left, or approximately symmetric?

• A) skewed to the right
• B) skewed to the left
• C) approximately symmetric

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