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A Limnologist Is Studying a Minnesota Lake in October

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A limnologist is studying a Minnesota lake in October. He records the temperatures in °C for surface water taken every other day at noon. The data are shown below.
8.5 8.1 7.9 9.0 7.7 7.3 7.1 6.8 9.2
6.8 6.3 7.0 6.5 5.7 5.9 4.9 4.2 6.9
a. Construct a stem and leaf plot to display the distribution of the data.
A limnologist is studying a Minnesota lake in October. He records the temperatures in °C for surface water taken every other day at noon. The data are shown below. 8.5 8.1 7.9 9.0 7.7 7.3 7.1 6.8 9.2 6.8 6.3 7.0 6.5 5.7 5.9 4.9 4.2 6.9 a. Construct a stem and leaf plot to display the distribution of the data.     b. Would you describe the distribution of the data as symmetric, skewed to the right or skewed to the left? ______________ c. Explain. ________________________________________________________
b. Would you describe the distribution of the data as symmetric, skewed to the right or skewed to the left?
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c. Explain.
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