Malaria is a leading cause of infectious disease and death worldwide.The table below represents the mean number of reported malaria cases (between 1996 and 2006)for each of 10 West African countries,as published in the journal Statistica Neerlandica in 2010. True or False.Making a histogram of the data would tell us if the distribution of the malaria data is symmetric.

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Malaria is a leading cause of infectious disease and death worldwide.The table below represents the mean number of reported malaria cases (between 1996 and 2006)for each of 10 West African countries,as published in the journal Statistica Neerlandica in 2010.  True or False.Making a histogram of the data would tell us if the distribution of the malaria data is symmetric.

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Just having the mean does not provide enough information to determine the symmetry of the distribution. A histogram would allow us to visualize the distribution and determine its symmetry.

Malaria Is a Leading Cause of Infectious Disease and Death