1.1 Practice describing distributions

What is the variable?

Who are the individuals?

Describe the distribution.

• The most common Apgar score is about 0.4.

• Apgar scores of 8 or 9 have the highest probability.

• The probability of scoring anything other than 8 or 9 is less than 0.1.

• Apgar scores range from 0 to 10.

• Many babies scored between 0 and 6.

Who are the individuals?

What is the variable?

Describe the distribution. Check all that apply.

• 28.7% of people living on cape cod have some college education.

• The smallest group has less than a high school education.

• More than 60% of people on Cape Cod have education beyond high school.

• About 1/3 of people on Cape Cod have a high school degree or less.

• The largest group has an advanced degree.