The following stemplot displays the number of forest fires (in thousands)that occurred each year over the period from 1970 to 2000 in Canada,where 5|2 represents 5200 fires. From the stemplot we can see that
A)the shape of the distribution is skewed to the left.
B)there appears to be one large peak.
C)there was a total of 9 years in which more than 10,000 fires occurred.
D)only one year had fewer than 6000 fires.
E)All of the above

Question

The following stemplot displays the number of forest fires (in thousands)that occurred each year over the period from 1970 to 2000 in Canada,where 5|2 represents 5200 fires.  From the stemplot we can see that
A)the shape of the distribution is skewed to the left. 
B)there appears to be one large peak. 
C)there was a total of 9 years in which more than 10,000 fires occurred. 
D)only one year had fewer than 6000 fires. 
E)All of the above

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A) The stemplot is skewed to the left because the majority of the data is on the right side of the stem (i.e. there are more years with fewer fires than there are years with many fires).
B) The stemplot shows one large peak between 6 and 7 (i.e. there were more years with 6000-6999 fires than any other range).
C) The stemplot shows that there were 9 years with a tens digit of 1 (i.e. between 10,000 and 19,999 fires).
D) The stemplot does not show any years with fewer than 6000 fires, so this statement is not true.

The Following Stemplot Displays the Number of Forest Fires (In