A Dotplot of the Number of Tornadoes Each Year in a Certain

question 113

Multiple Choice

A dotplot of the number of tornadoes each year in a certain county from 1948 to 2004 is given.Each dot represents a year in which there were that many tornadoes.

• A)The distribution of the number of tornadoes per year is unimodal and symmetric,with a centre around 5 tornadoes per year.The number of tornadoes per year ranges from 0 to 7.
• B)The distribution of the number of tornadoes per year is unimodal and skewed to the left,with a centre around 3.5 tornadoes per year.The number of tornadoes per year ranges from 0 to 7.
• C)The distribution of the number of tornadoes per year is unimodal and symmetric,with a centre around 3.5 tornadoes per year.The number of tornadoes per year ranges from 0 to 7.
• D)The distribution of the number of tornadoes per year is unimodal and skewed to the left,with a centre around 5 tornadoes per year.The number of tornadoes per year ranges from 0 to 7.
• E)The distribution of the number of tornadoes per year is unimodal and skewed to the right,with a centre around 5 tornadoes per year.The number of tornadoes per year ranges from 0 to 7.

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