Distributions and appropriate statistics part

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Distributions and appropriate statistics, Part I. For each of the following, state whether you expect the distribution to be symmetric, right skewed, or left skewed. Also specify whether the mean or median would best represent a typical observation in the data, and whether the variability of observations would be best represented using the standard deviation or IQR. Explain your reasoning.

(a) Number of pets per household.

(b) Distance to work, i.e. number of miles between work and home.

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