A manufacturer of flashlight batteries took a sample of 130 batteries from a day's production and used them continuously until they were drained.The number of hours until failure were recorded.Given below is the boxplot of the number of hours it took to drain each of the 130 batteries.The distribution of the number of hours is
A)right-skewed.
B)left-skewed.
C)symmetrical.
D)None of the above.

Question

A manufacturer of flashlight batteries took a sample of 130 batteries from a day's production and used them continuously until they were drained.The number of hours until failure were recorded.Given below is the boxplot of the number of hours it took to drain each of the 130 batteries.The distribution of the number of hours is 
A)right-skewed. 
B)left-skewed. 
C)symmetrical. 
D)None of the above.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The boxplot shows a longer right whisker, indicating that there are more batteries that took longer to drain than the rest of the sample. This suggests a right-skewed distribution.

A Manufacturer of Flashlight Batteries Took a Sample of 130