Question

determine the shape of the distribution of the data based on the boxplot pictured below
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data
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symmetric
skewed - right
skewed - left

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze box - plot features

In a symmetric distribution, the median is in the middle of the box and the whiskers are approximately equal in length on both sides. In the given box - plot, the median is in the middle of the box and the lengths of the two whiskers are about the same.

Answer:

Symmetric