The following boxplot contains information about the length of time (in minutes) it took women
participants to ﬁnish the marathon race at the 2012 London Olympics.Use the plot for following questions

-What can be said about the shape of the distribution of women's running times for the marathon?
A)The distribution is symmetric.
B)The distribution is unimodal.
C)The distribution is left-skewed.
D)The distribution is right-skewed.

Question

The following boxplot contains information about the length of time (in minutes) it took women
participants to ﬁnish the marathon race at the 2012 London Olympics.Use the plot for following questions
 
-What can be said about the shape of the distribution of women's running times for the marathon?
A)The distribution is symmetric. 
B)The distribution is unimodal. 
C)The distribution is left-skewed. 
D)The distribution is right-skewed.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The distribution of women's running times for the marathon is typically right-skewed because a smaller number of women run significantly faster times compared to the majority, creating a long tail to the right.

The Following Boxplot Contains Information About the Length of Time