Below is a histogram of salaries (in $) for a sample of U.S. marketing managers. The shape of this distribution is
A) symmetric.
B) bimodal.
C) right skewed.
D) left skewed.
E) normal.

Question

Below is a histogram of salaries (in $) for a sample of U.S. marketing managers.  The shape of this distribution is
A) symmetric. 
B) bimodal. 
C) right skewed. 
D) left skewed. 
E) normal.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The histogram is skewed to the right, with a longer tail on the right side of the distribution. This indicates that there are a few marketing managers with very high salaries, which is causing the distribution to be skewed towards the right.

Below Is a Histogram of Salaries (In $) for a Sample