Question

the histogram shows the distributions of essay scores for high school sophomores and juniors in a contest.
essay contest scores
which comparison of the distributions is true?
o both distributions are nearly symmetric.
o both distributions are right skewed.

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze symmetry

A symmetric distribution has a mirror - like appearance. Looking at the bar lengths for sophomores (light - colored bars) and juniors (dark - colored bars), they are not mirror images.

Step2: Analyze right - skewness

A right - skewed distribution has a longer tail on the right. For the sophomore distribution (light - colored), the tail (longer bars) is not on the right. For the junior distribution (dark - colored), the tail (longer bars) is not on the right.

Answer:

Neither distribution is nearly symmetric and neither is right - skewed. So, none of the options provided (assuming the options are about symmetry and skewness as per the problem statement) are correct. But if we assume the options are "Both distributions are nearly symmetric" and "Both distributions are right - skewed", then the answer is that neither of these statements is true.