Given the Following Boxplot Where M Is the Median Value

question 95

Multiple Choice

Given the following boxplot where m is the median value, what statement could be made about the distribution of the data?

• A)The distribution is approximately symmetric.
• B)The distribution is positively skewed.
• C)The distribution is negatively skewed.
• D)No statement can be made about the data because no data values are shown on the plot.

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