The Fortune Global 500, also known as the Global 500, is an annual ranking of the top 500 corporations worldwide as measured by revenue. In total, the Global 500 generated $31.2 trillion in revenues in 2014. The table provides a list of the 30 companies with the highest revenues (in billions of dollars) in 2014. A stemplot or histogram shows that the distribution is strongly skewed to the right.   These questions come after the picture. (a) Use the software of your choice to calculate the five‑number summary. (Enter your answers rounded to one decimal place.) Min =     Q1=     Median =     Q3=     Max =   Explain why this summary suggests that this distribution is right‑skewed. Select the correct explanation.   A) The first quartile is farther below the median than the third quartile is above the median. B) The first and third quartiles are equally distant from the median. C) The third quartile is farther above the median than the first quartile is below the median.

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The Fortune Global 500, also known as the Global 500, is an annual ranking of the top 500 corporations worldwide as measured by revenue. In total, the Global 500 generated $31.2 trillion in revenues in 2014. The table provides a list of the 30 companies with the highest revenues (in billions of dollars) in 2014. A stemplot or histogram shows that the distribution is strongly skewed to the right.

 

These questions come after the picture.

(a) Use the software of your choice to calculate the five‑number summary. (Enter your answers rounded to one decimal place.)

Min =
 
 
Q1=
 
 
Median =
 
 
Q3=
 
 
Max =
 
Explain why this summary suggests that this distribution is right‑skewed. Select the correct explanation.
 
A) The first quartile is farther below the median than the third quartile is above the median.
B) The first and third quartiles are equally distant from the median.
C) The third quartile is farther above the median than the first quartile is below the median.
 

 

Revenues
Revenues
|Company Name
|Company Name
($b)
($b)
Wal-Mart Stores
485.7
McKesson
181.2
Sinopec Group
446.8
Daimler
172.3
Industrial & Commercial Bank of
Royal Dutch Shell
431.3
163.2
China
China National
428.6
Exor Group
162.1
Petroleum
ExxonMobil
382.6
ΑΧΑ
161.2
BP
358.7
General Motors
155.9
State Grid
339.4
E.On
151.5
Volkswagen
268.6
Phillips 66
149.4
|Тоyota Motor
247.7
General Electric
148.3
Glencore
221.0
ENI
147.2
Total
212.0
Gazprom
144.4
Chevron
203.8
Ford Motor
144.1
Samsung Electronics
195.8
Petrobras
143.7
Berkshire Hathaway
194.7
China Construction Bank
139.9
Apple
182.8
|CVS Health
139.4
Transcribed Image Text:Revenues Revenues |Company Name |Company Name ($b) ($b) Wal-Mart Stores 485.7 McKesson 181.2 Sinopec Group 446.8 Daimler 172.3 Industrial & Commercial Bank of Royal Dutch Shell 431.3 163.2 China China National 428.6 Exor Group 162.1 Petroleum ExxonMobil 382.6 ΑΧΑ 161.2 BP 358.7 General Motors 155.9 State Grid 339.4 E.On 151.5 Volkswagen 268.6 Phillips 66 149.4 |Тоyota Motor 247.7 General Electric 148.3 Glencore 221.0 ENI 147.2 Total 212.0 Gazprom 144.4 Chevron 203.8 Ford Motor 144.1 Samsung Electronics 195.8 Petrobras 143.7 Berkshire Hathaway 194.7 China Construction Bank 139.9 Apple 182.8 |CVS Health 139.4
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