A Large Oil Company Is Studying the Number of Gallons

question 64

Multiple Choice

A large oil company is studying the number of gallons of gasoline purchased per customer at self-service pumps. The mean number of gallons is 10.0,with a standard deviation of 3.0 gallons. The median is 10.75 gallons. What is Pearson's coefficient of skewness in this instance?

• A)−1.00
• B)−0.75
• C)+0.75
• D)+1.00

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