Introductory Statistics (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321989178
Author: Neil A. Weiss
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2.4, Problem 146E
In each of Exercises 2.140–2.149, we have provided a graphical display of a data set. For each exercise, state whether the distribution is (roughly) symmetric, right skewed, or left skewed.
2.146 Adjusted Gross Incomes. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) publishes data on adjusted gross incomes in the document Statistics of Income, Individual Income Tax Returns. The following relative-frequency histogram shows one year’s individual income tax returns for adjusted gross incomes of less than $50,000.
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