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The histogram below shows the wait times in an emergency department on a long we

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Question


The histogram below shows the wait times in an emergency department on a long weekend. There were 300 patients that long weekend. The following histogram is of the data collected.
1.The number of patients that spent less than 25 minutes waiting that day is closest to ?
2. The percent of patients spending more than 85 minutes waiting is closest to ?(%)
3. The histogram?

A. is skewed right.

B. has an outlier.

C. is asymmetric.

D. All of the above

05 5 25 35 45 55 65 75 65 06 105115125135145155 Time (minutes)

Explanation / Answer

1) The number of patients that spent less than 25 minutes waiting that day = 30 +5 = 35

2) The percent of patients spending more than 85 minutes waiting = (7.5 + 5 + 2.5 + 1 + 2.5) / 300

                                                                                                          = 6.17%

3) Option-D. All of the above