Describe the distribution and summarize the important features. The distribution

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Describe the distribution and summarize the important features.

The distribution is

roughly symmetric

skewed to the left

skewed to the right

and

bimodal.

unimodal.

multimodal.

uniform.

It is centered at around

31 to 32

30 to 31

32 to 33

29 to 30

33 to 34

minutes, with most observations between

33 and 36

29 and 32

28 and 30

minutes.

Run times One of the authors collected the times (in minutes) it took him to run 4 miles on various courses during a 10-year period. Here is a histogram of the times. 50 40 30 20 10 E 28.0 29.0 30.0 31.0 32.0 33.0 34.0 35.0 Describe the distribution and summarize the important features. What is it about running that might account for the shape you see?

Explanation / Answer

From the given histogram, we can observe that:

1. The histogram is skewed to the right.

2. It is unimodal.

3. It is centered at around 30 to 31.

4. Most observations are between 29 and 32 minutes.

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