document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=185968>Question 185968</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you trace a frequency histogram of a distribution of x-values onto a uniformly thick sheet of plastic and cut it out. Which statements A,B,C, or D is true?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. statements 1 and 3 are correct<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. statements 1 and 4 are correct<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. statements 2 and 3 are correct<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. statements 2 and 4 are correct\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. if the data are right-skewed, the median will be located to the right of the mean<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. if the data are right-skewed, the mean will be located to the right of the median<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. the median is the value of x at which the histogram balances, and the mean is the value of x that is larger than (or equal to) half of the x-values.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. the mean is the value of x at which the histogram balances, and the median is the value of x that is larger than (or equal to) half of the x-values.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #139497 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=139497\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you trace a frequency histogram of a distribution of x-values onto a uniformly thick sheet of plastic and cut it out. Which statements A,B,C, or D is true?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. statements 1 and 3 are correct<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. statements 1 and 4 are correct<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. statements 2 and 3 are correct<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. statements 2 and 4 are correct\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. if the data are right-skewed, the median will be located to the right of the mean<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: True<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. if the data are right-skewed, the mean will be located to the right of the median<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: False<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. the median is the value of x at which the histogram balances, and the mean is the value of x that is larger than (or equal to) half of the x-values.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: False<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4. the mean is the value of x at which the histogram balances, and the median is the value of x that is larger than (or equal to) half of the x-values.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: True<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can see this if you do a histogram and a whisker chart of a small set<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of data that is skewed to the right, like 1,2,2,3,3,3,4,4,100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.  </SPAN>\n" );
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