The following box and whisker plot was constructed for the age of accounts receivable: The box and whisker plot reveals that the accounts receivable ages are ___.
A) skewed to the left
B) skewed to the right
C) not skewed
D) normally distributed
E) symmetrical

Question

The following box and whisker plot was constructed for the age of accounts receivable:  The box and whisker plot reveals that the accounts receivable ages are ___.
A) skewed to the left 
B) skewed to the right 
C) not skewed 
D) normally distributed 
E) symmetrical

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The box and whisker plot shows that the median is closer to the lower quartile, while the upper whisker is much longer than the lower whisker. This suggests that there are some accounts receivable with very high ages, causing the distribution to be skewed to the right.

The Following Box and Whisker Plot Was Constructed for the Age