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kwoodring

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In a positively skewed distribution, which of the following is the correct statement?
 a. The distance from Q1 to Q2 is larger than the distance from Q2 to Q3.
  b. The distance from Q1 to Q2 is smaller than the distance from Q2 to Q3.
  c. The distance from Q1 to Q2 is twice the distance from Q2 to Q3.
  d. The distance from Q1 to Q2 is half the distance from Q2 to Q3.

Question 2

The interquartile range is the difference between the:
 a. largest and smallest numbers in the data set.
  b. 25th percentile and the 75th percentile.
  c. median and the mean.
  d. None of these choices.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B



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