Question

The lunch time spent by male and female employees in a shop is given. Which of the following information is true about the given line plots?


Number of females Number of males Lunch time (in minutes) Lunch time (in minutes)

• A. The Line plot that shows the time spent on lunch by females is symmetric.
• B. The Line plot that shows the time spent on lunch by females is left skewed.
• C. The Line plot that shows the time spent on lunch by males is left skewed.
• D. The Line plot that shows the time spent on lunch by males is right skewed

Answer 1

The correct option is C The Line plot that shows the time spent on lunch by males is left skewed.

The data is left-skewed when most of the data is on the right side of the graph and the long skinny tail extends to the left.

The data is right-skewed when most of the data is on the left side of the graph and the long skinny tail extends to the right.


From the given plots, we observe that,


The Line plot that shows the time spent on lunch by females is right skewed and the other Line plot is left skewed. Hence, the first option "The Line plot that shows the time spent on lunch by females is left skewed." is false.

Since the Line plot that shows the time spent on lunch by females is right skewed, the next option "The Line plot that shows the time spent on lunch by females is symmetric" is also false.

The Line plot that shows the time spent on lunch by males is left skewed. Hence the next option "The Line plot that shows the time spent on lunch by males is left skewed" is true.

The next option,"The Line plot that shows the time spent on lunch by males is. right skewed" is false.

Hence, the option "The Line plot that shows the time spent on lunch by males is left skewed." is true.