Describing the Distribution of a Quantitative Variable

AP Statistics· difficulty 2/5

A demographer records ages at death, with most occurring at older ages.

Distribution of Age at Death

The shape of this distribution is best described as:

  • A

    Symmetric

  • B

    Uniform

  • C

    Skewed right

  • D

    Skewed left

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Explanation

Most data is concentrated at older ages with a long tail extending to younger ages — left-skewed.

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