A sample of people who have attended a college football game at your university has a mean = 3.2 members in their family. The mode number of family members is 2 and the median number is 2.0. Based on this information:
A) the population mean exceeds 3.2.
B) the distribution is bell-shaped.
C) the distribution is right-skewed.
D) the distribution is left-skewed.

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Given that the mean (3.2) is higher than both the median and mode (both 2), the distribution is right-skewed. This indicates a longer tail on the right side of the distribution, where there are values (family sizes) that are significantly larger than the mode and median, pulling the mean upwards.

A Sample of People Who Have Attended a College Football