b) Write a few sentences describing the difference in growth rates for the two regions of the United States. ▼ are tightly clustered. NE/MW States is ▼ bimodal. uniform. unimodal. multimodal. S/W States is ▼ uniform. bimodal. multimodal. unimodal. Around all modes, the distributions are ▼ fairly symmetric. skewed to the right. skewed to the left. ▼ Neither region has Both regions have S/W States have NE/MW States have outliers.
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