Ages of Patients Who Had Their Tonsils Removed at a Hospital

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Ages of patients who had their tonsils removed at a hospital over the course of a year.

• A)The distribution would likely be bimodal and skewed right.The procedure is much more common among young people,so most patients would be younger,perhaps 8-12 years old.Eight-year-olds would be at one mode,and twelve-year-olds would be at the other mode.The distribution would be skewed right,since it is possible to have a greater variety of ages among older people,while there is a natural left endpoint to the distribution at zero years of age.
• B)The distribution would likely be unimodal and symmetric.The procedure is much more common among young people,so most patients would be younger,perhaps 8-12 years old.The distribution would be symmetric,since it is possible to have this procedure done earlier or later than the average age.
• C)The distribution would likely be unimodal and skewed left.The procedure is much more common among young people,so most patients would be younger,perhaps 8-12 years old.The distribution would be skewed left,since it is possible to have a greater variety of ages among younger people
• D)The distribution would likely be unimodal and skewed right.The procedure is much more common among young people,so most patients would be younger,perhaps 8-12 years old.The distribution would be skewed right,since it is possible to have a greater variety of ages among older people,while there is a natural left endpoint to the distribution at zero years of age.
• E)The distribution would likely be bimodal and symmetric.The procedure is much more common among young people,so most patients would be younger,perhaps 8-12 years old.Eight-year-olds would be at one mode,and twelve-year-olds would be at the other mode.The distribution would be symmetric,since it is possible to have this procedure done earlier or later than the average age.

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