P.2.7
The July 8, 2012 edition of the San Luis Obispo Tribunelisted predicted high temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit) for locations throughout San Luis Obispo (SLO, California) on that date. The following dotplot displays the distribution of these temperatures.
Select all the statements below which describe the distribution of these predicted high temperatures. Be sure to select statements about shape, center, variability, and unusual observations.
The distribution of predicted high temperatures in San Luis Obispo County on July 8,2012 has a lot of single value predictions which should be disregarded because they are so far from the center.
There is a bimodal (two clusters) distribution of predicted high temperatures in San Luis Obispo County on July 8, 2012.
Many predictions fall between 63 and 73 degrees, with another cluster of predictions between 85 and 96 degrees.
The center of the overall distribution is between 70 and 75 degrees.