SOLUTION: Which set of data would you expect not to be symmetrical when displayed in a histogram? a. The final exam scores of the 9th graders in a high school b. The weights of childre

Question 1034124: Which set of data would you expect not to be symmetrical when displayed in a histogram?
a. The final exam scores of the 9th graders in a high school
b. The weights of children attending a birthday party
c. The ages of people participating in a middle school cross country meet
d. The outside temperature during the month of July
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
d. The outside temperature during the month of July.
July being considered as a summer month, would tend to have more days with high outside temperatures, hence the distribution would tend to be skewed to the left.
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