a.   A total of 3,200 pets were adopted in September.  The relative frequency of dogs adopted was 0.4.  Using a complete sentence, how many dogs were adopted?              b.  In a study, participants’ age is reported to be clustered at the higher end of the scale.  What is the shape of this distribution?

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            a.   A total of 3,200 pets were adopted in September.  The relative frequency of dogs adopted was 0.4.  Using a complete sentence, how many dogs were adopted? 

            b.  In a study, participants’ age is reported to be clustered at the higher end of the scale.  What is the shape of this distribution?

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 Relative Frequency is the ratio of the frequency of ith observation to the total frequency. Mathematically, Relative frequency=Frequency of ith observationTotal frequency

A distribution is symmetric in nature when the left side of the distribution replicates the right side of the distribution otherwise it is called as asymmetric distribution. By skewness, we mean lack of symmetry. It gives the idea about the shape of the curve of the distribution. If the skewness is positive, the larger tail of the distribution lies towards right and if the skewness is negative, the larger tail of the distribution lies towards left. 

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