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To explain: Whether it could be concluded that the distribution of body weight for women is
Answer to Problem 78E
No.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Mean = 141.7
First
Third quartile = 157.3
Here, median is greater than the mean. Thus, it could be concluded that the distribution is skewed to the right. Since, the distribution is skewed to the right it implies that the data has not been gathered from the population that is normally distributed.
Thus, it could not be concluded that the distribution of body weight for women is normally distributed.
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