Data on the change in the cost of tuition, a shared dormitory room, and the most popular meal plan from one academic year to the next academic year for a sample of 100 public universities are collected. Below is the boxplot for the change in cost in dollars. The distribution of the change in cost is
A) right-skewed.
B) left-skewed.
C) symmetrical.
D) none of the above

Question

Data on the change in the cost of tuition, a shared dormitory room, and the most popular meal plan from one academic year to the next academic year for a sample of 100 public universities are collected. Below is the boxplot for the change in cost in dollars. The distribution of the change in cost is 
A) right-skewed. 
B) left-skewed. 
C) symmetrical. 
D) none of the above

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The whisker on the right side is longer than the whisker on the left side, indicating that there are more extreme values on the right side. This suggests a right-skewed distribution.

Data on the Change in the Cost of Tuition, a Shared