Chapter 1.2, Problem 67E

a.

To determine

To draw: The histogram.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

The data set is:

3.3
4.5
16.9
0.4
2.2
14.7
6.2
1.6
0.5
2.6
0.1
5.6
9.1
0.4
1.7
1.8
7.7
3.7
6.7
9.2
0.3
11.5
2.9
7.7
3.7
1.6
0.2
0.1
0.5
0.9
2
0.9
8.3
3.9
12.2
17
9
5.8
0.3
0.2
4.4
4.1
6.6
7.9
17.6
3.7
6.9
1.7

Graph:

The histogram could be constructed as:

  

b.

To determine

To describe: The shape of the provided data set.

Explanation of Solution

The above constructed histogram shows that the distribution is skewed to the right because most of the data of the countries on the right side of the histogram.