so confused on this. I have answered but want someone to check me.

Identify the distribution as symmetric, left-skewed, or right skewed.

1. exam scores for an exam in which most students did well, but a few students failed.
Answer: Left Skewed

2. Amount of credit card debt of families in the US.
Answer: symmetric

from what i remember u are correct

2. I can't see the distribution. If most families have low debt and fewer have great debt, it would be positively skewed.

Answer to question 2 about credit card debt in the US is RIGHT SKEWED.

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To identify whether a distribution is symmetric, left-skewed, or right-skewed, you can follow these steps:

1. Start by plotting a frequency distribution histogram or a boxplot of the data.
2. Examine the shape of the distribution visually.

1. For the first example, if most students did well on the exam but a few students failed, it suggests that the distribution is skewed towards the left. This means that the values on the left side of the distribution (lower scores) are more spread out than the values on the right side (higher scores). Therefore, your answer of "Left Skewed" is correct.

2. For the second example, the amount of credit card debt of families in the US, without any additional information, it is difficult to determine the shape of the distribution. It could be either symmetric, left-skewed or right-skewed. To confirm, you would need to analyze the data either visually or using statistical measures like skewness. Without further information, it is best to leave the answer as "uncertain" or "undetermined".