Question: 83. Consider numerical observations x1, . . . , xn. It is frequently of interest to know whether the xis are (at least approximately) symmetrically
83. Consider numerical observations x1, . . . , xn. It is frequently of interest to know whether the xis are (at least approximately)
symmetrically distributed about some value. If n is at least moderately large, the extent of symmetry can be assessed from a stem-and-leaf display or histogram. However, if n is not very large, such pictures are not particularly informative.
Consider the following alternative. Let y1 denote the smallest xi
, y2 the second smallest xi
, and so on. Then plot the
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