Question

people with spinal cord injuries may lose function in some, but not all, of their muscles. the ability to push oneself up is particularly important for shifting position when seated and for transferring into and out of wheelchairs. surgeons compared two operations to restore the ability to push up in children. the histogram shows scores rating pushing strength two years after surgery, and the boxplots compare results for the two surgical methods. use these displays to complete parts a through f below.
a) describe the shape of the strength distribution. the distribution is is and outliers.

Explanation:

Step1: Observe the histogram

The histogram has two peaks, one around strength value 1 - 1.5 and another around 3 - 3.5.

Step2: Identify distribution shape

This indicates a bimodal distribution.

Step3: Check for outliers

There are no points far - away from the main clusters in the histogram, so no outliers.

Answer:

The distribution is bimodal and there are no outliers.