Container Port TEUs Processed $(1,000$s$)$

Baltimore, MD $675$

Boston, MA $162$

Charleston, SC $1,124$

Chester, PA $122$

Everett, WA $29$

Freeport, TX $54$

Gulfport, MS $87$

Houston, TX $2,046$

Jacksonville, FL $240$

Long Beach, CA $4,438$

Los Angeles, CA $4,991$

Miami, FL $687$

Mobile, AL $250$

New Orleans, LA $466$

Newark, NJ $4,750$

Norfolk, VA $1,235$

Oakland, CA $1,252$

Philadelphia, PA $539$

Port Everglades, FL $449$

Port Hueneme, CA $87$

Port Manatee, FL $56$

San Diego, CA $77$

San Juan, PR $297$

Savannah, GA $2,381$

Seattle, WA $1,379$

Tacoma, WA $1,466$

Tampa, FL $75$

West Palm Beach, FL $136$

Wilmington, DE $206$

Wilmington, NC $132$

$($a$)$

Which is busiest container port in terms of TEUs processed?

Baltimore, MD

Boston, MA

Charleston, SC

Chester, PA

Everett, WA

Freeport, TX

Gulfport, MS

Houston, TX

Jacksonville, FL

Long Beach, CA

Los Angeles, CA

Miami, FL

Mobile, AL

New Orleans, LA

Newark, NJ

Norfolk, VA

Oakland, CA

Philadelphia, PA

Port Everglades, FL

Port Hueneme, CA

Port Manatee, FL

San Diego, CA

San Juan, PR

Savannah, GA

Seattle, WA

Tacoma, WA

Tampa, FL

West Palm Beach, FL

Wilmington, DE

Wilmington, NC

Which is the least busy container port in terms of TEUs processed?

Baltimore, MD

Boston, MA

Charleston, SC

Chester, PA

Everett, WA

Freeport, TX

Gulfport, MS

Houston, TX

Jacksonville, FL

Long Beach, CA

Los Angeles, CA

Miami, FL

Mobile, AL

New Orleans, LA

Newark, NJ

Norfolk, VA

Oakland, CA

Philadelphia, PA

Port Everglades, FL

Port Hueneme, CA

Port Manatee, FL

San Diego, CA

San Juan, PR

Savannah, GA

Seattle, WA

Tacoma, WA

Tampa, FL

West Palm Beach, FL

Wilmington, DE

Wilmington, NC

$($b$)$

Using a class width of $500$ develop a frequency distribution of the data starting with $0499,500999,1,0001,499,$ and so on$.$

TEUs Processed $(1,000$s$)$ Frequency

$0499$

$500999$

$1,0001,499$

$1,5001,999$

$2,0002,499$

$2,5002,999$

$3,0003,499$

$3,5003,999$

$4,0004,499$

$4,5004,999$

$($c$)$

Prepare a histogram. Interpret the histogram.

The shape of the distribution is

$---$Select$---$

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