For the histogram on the right determine whether the mean is greater than, less than, or approximately equal to the median. Justify your answer.

0246810 A histogram has a vertical axis labeled from 0 to 10 in increments of 1. Twelve adjacent vertical bars with equal width extend from the horizontal axis have heights, from left to right, as follows: 1, 2, 5, 6, 6, 7, 9, 6, 6, 5, 2, and 2.

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Part 1

Which of the following is correct?

A.

x overbar greater than Upper Mx>M

because the histogram is

symmetricsymmetric.

B.

x overbar less than Upper Mx

because the histogram is

skewed leftskewedleft.

C.

x overbar equals Upper Mx=M

because the histogram is

skewed leftskewedleft.

D.

x overbar equals Upper Mx=M

because the histogram is

symmetricsymmetric.

E.

x overbar less than Upper Mx

because the histogram is

skewed rightskewedright.

F.

x overbar greater than Upper Mx>M

because the histogram is

skewed rightskewedright.