The following five-number summary for a sample of size 500 were obtained: Minimum = 250, and Maximum = 4,950. Based on this information, the distribution of the data seems to be symmetric.

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The following five-number summary for a sample of size 500 were obtained: Minimum = 250,  and Maximum = 4,950. Based on this information, the distribution of the data seems to be symmetric.

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The fact that the median (11eb6b9e_0672_70ae_8d9d_156cd4bb15b5_TB8220_11) is not close to the center of the range (between the minimum and maximum) suggests that the distribution may be skewed. Further analysis (such as looking at a histogram or calculating measures of skewness) would be necessary to confirm this suspicion.

The Following Five-Number Summary for a Sample of Size 500