Suggested answer to exercise: Heights of students, 4

Question 4: How would you describe the shape of the distribution and why?

Suggested answer

The distribution appears to be symmetrical. The tails are of similar size and the distribution looks as if the shape on the high side of the mode is a reflection of the shape on the low side.

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