A company collected the ages from a random sample of its middle managers, with the resulting frequency distribution shown below. What would be the approximate shape of the relative frequency histogram?
A) symmetrical
B) uniform
C) linear
D) skewed to the left
E) skewed to the right

Question

A company collected the ages from a random sample of its middle managers, with the resulting frequency distribution shown below.  What would be the approximate shape of the relative frequency histogram?
A) symmetrical 
B) uniform 
C) linear 
D) skewed to the left 
E) skewed to the right

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The majority of data lie to the right side of the distribution; the tail of the smaller number of measurements extends to the left, so the graph is skewed with a tail to the left.

A Company Collected the Ages from a Random Sample of Its