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Siblings The histogram shows the distribution of the numbers of siblings (brothers and sisters) for 2000 adults surveyed in the 2012 General Social Survey.

a. Describe the shape of the distribution.

b. What is the typical number of siblings, approximately?

c. About how many people in this survey have no siblings?

d. What percentage of the 2000 adults surveyed have no siblings?

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