What aspect of distribution makes it difficult to summarize

Reference no: EM131394453

Here is a histogram of the assets (in millions of dollars) of 79 companies chosen from the Forbes list of the nation's top corporations:

2345_fIGURE 7.jpg

a) What aspect of this distribution makes it difficult to summarize, or to discuss, center and spread?

b) What would you suggest doing with these data if we want to understand them better?

Reference no: EM131394453

Questions Cloud

Design the distribution policy for an event broadcast policy : The learning objectives to be achieved in this activity are the following: Design the distribution policy for an event's broadcast policy. Define the various rights packages. Optimize use in the various platforms

What value 50 actually indicate about the companys assets : Which re-expression do you prefer? Why?- In the square root re-expression, what does the value 50 actually indicate about the company's assets?

Identify possible collaborators in reducing risk : Identify possible collaborators in reducing risk, and explain what they can do to reduce the risk. Justify the expense (i.e., time, labor, equipment, or money) each collaborator would incur by explaining how their action would result in benefits.

What about when it is greater than the cost of capital : Explain how the IRR works and how this is used to help evaluation a potential project. What is the conclusion when the IRR is below the cost of capital of a project? What about when it is greater than the cost of capital?

What aspect of distribution makes it difficult to summarize : What aspect of this distribution makes it difficult to summarize, or to discuss, center and spread?- What would you suggest doing with these data if we want to understand them better?

Make a time plot of the sunspot data : Sunspots have fascinated people for hundreds of years. - Make a time plot of the sunspot data.- With the help of a smoother, discuss the cycle that astronomers see.

On approximately what day did the most flies die : On approximately what day did the most flies die?- On what day during the first 100 days did the largest proportion of flies die?

What is the internal rate of return (irr) for a project : What is the internal rate of return (IRR) for a project that costs $5,500 and is expected to generate $1,800 per year for the next four years? If the firm's required rate of return is 8 percent, what is the project's modified internal rate of retu..

Is the given graph appropriate : The Statistics students analyzing the data were asked to study the relationship between eye and hair color. They produced this plot:- Is their graph appropriate? If so, summarize the findings. If not, explain why not.

User Account

All Pages