The Histograms Show the Cost of Living,in Dollars,for 32 U

question 39

Multiple Choice

The histograms show the cost of living,in dollars,for 32 U.S.cities.The histogram on the left shows the cost of living for the 32 cities using bins $10 wide,and the histogram on the right displays the same data using bins that are $6 wide.For which of the histograms would you most strenuously insist on using an IQR rather than a standard deviation to summarize spread? Explain.

• A)The histogram on the right is most nearly symmetric and shows no outliers.That makes it the best candidate for summarizing with an IQR.
• B)The histogram on the left shows a low outlier.The standard deviation is sensitive to outliers,so we'd prefer to use the IQR for this one.
• C)The histogram on the right shows a high outlier.The standard deviation is sensitive to outliers,so we'd prefer to use the IQR for this one.
• D)The histogram on the left is most strongly skewed to the right.That makes it the best candidate for summarizing with an IQR.
• E)The histogram on the left is most nearly symmetric and shows no outliers.That makes it the best candidate for summarizing with an IQR.

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