Question

the dot - plot shows the number of words students spelled correctly on a pre - test. spelling pre - test which statement best describes the shape of the graph? the graph is skewed right. the graph is nearly symmetrical. the graph is skewed left. the graph is perfectly symmetrical. number of correct words

Explanation:

A symmetric graph has a balanced shape on either side of a central point or line. A right - skewed graph has a long tail on the right side and a left - skewed graph has a long tail on the left side. Looking at the dot - plot, the distribution of the number of correct words is fairly balanced on both sides of the center. It is not perfectly symmetric as the number of dots on either side is not exactly identical, but it is close.

Answer:

The graph is nearly symmetrical.