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

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We cannot determine if the distribution is symmetric based solely on the five-number summary. We need to look at other measures of central tendency and skewness, such as mean, median, and mode.

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