Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Review - Test - Page 472: 5a

Answer

Skewed right.

Work Step by Step

Notice that 1.22 is a small number compared to the size of a family and the sample standard deviation, s, is about half of the sample mean. That is, we will find that some respondents have 2, 3, even 4 family members in jail. Also, the number of family members in jail can not be negative. So, we can conclude that the data distribution is skewed right.
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