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Chapter 6.A, Problem 41E
Family Income. Suppose you study family income in a random sample of 300 families. You find that the mean family income is $55,000; the median is $45,000; and the highest and lowest incomes are $250,000 and $2400, respectively.
a. Draw a rough sketch of the income distribution, with clearly labeled axes. Describe the distribution as symmetric, left-skewed, or right-skewed.
b. How many families in the sample earned less than $45,000? Explain how you know.
c. Based on the given information, can you determine how many families earned more than $55,000? Why or why not?
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