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For the following data set, indicate whether the shape of the distribution is normal, positively skewed, or negatively skewed. Provide evidence for your answer by calculating the mean, mode, and median.

Hours spent watching TV in a week for a sample of children ages 1 to 6 (n=12)

5, 8, 4, 2, 15, 14, 10, 0, 5, 18, 4, 5

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