is it option E? if yes what is the outlier The histogram below displays the dist

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is it option E? if yes what is the outlier

The histogram below displays the distribution of 50 ages at death due to trauma (accidents and homicides) that were observed in a certain hospital during a week. Which of the following best describes the shape of the histogram? Symmetric Left-skewed with no outliers Right-skewed with no outliers Left-skewed with a possible outlier Right-skewed with a possible outlier Incorrect. You are correct that the distribution is skewed right, however note that one of the other answers more accurately describes the distribution.

Explanation / Answer

For a right skewed distribution, the mean is typically greater than the median. Also notice that the tail of the distribution on the right hand (positive) side is longer than on the left hand side.

Yes answer is E. and the outlier is age 90.

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