In order to predict life expectancy, a data sample is received from a local funeral parlour. The sample includes the ages (in years) of each of the customers received over the past few weeks. The following is the Excel summary statistics: Describe the shape of the age of death distribution.
A) Slight positive skewness
B) Slight negative skewness
C) Perfectly symmetrical
D) You cannot determine this from the data given
E) Strong negative skewness

Question

In order to predict life expectancy, a data sample is received from a local funeral parlour. The sample includes the ages (in years) of each of the customers received over the past few weeks. The following is the Excel summary statistics:  Describe the shape of the age of death distribution.
A) Slight positive skewness 
B) Slight negative skewness 
C) Perfectly symmetrical 
D) You cannot determine this from the data given 
E) Strong negative skewness

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The summary statistics show that the mean (66.7 years) is slightly greater than the median (65 years), indicating a slight negative skewness.

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