Question 3.350

95. Expenditure per Pupil. The 5th percentile expenditure per pupil nationwide in 2005 was $6,381, the 50th percentile was $8,998, and the 95th percentile was $17,188.5

  1. Determine whether the distribution of expenditures is symmetric, left-skewed, or right-skewed.
  2. Would we expect the mean expenditure per pupil to be less than, equal to, or greater than $8,998? Explain.
  3. Draw a distribution curve that matches this information.

3.4.95

(a) Right-skewed (b) Greater than, since the distribution is right-skewed. (c) Answers will vary.