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Chapter 2: Q 26. (page 108)

Density curves Sketch a density curve that might describe a distribution that has a single peak and is skewed to the left.

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A density curve is a skewed left-skewed distribution with a single peak.

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Step 1. Given

A density curve is a skewed left-skewed distribution with a single peak.

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Step 2. Concept

A density curve is the graph of a continuous distribution.

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Step 3. Explanation

Draw a density curve for a single-peak distribution that is tilted to the left using the software as follows:

The mean is moved away from the median in the direction of the long tail in a left-skewed distribution. Therefore, a density curve is sketched.

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