In 1980, approximately 20 of adults aged 18 34 were considered minorities, reporting their ethnicity as other than nonHispanic white By the end of 2013, that percentage had more than doubled How are minorities between the ages of 18 and 34 distributed in the United States The table presents the data for all 50 states and the District of Columbia State Percent State Percent State Percent Alabama 39 Louisiana 45 Ohio 23 Alaska 40 Maine 8 Oklahoma 37 Arizona 51 Maryland 52 Oregon 27 Arkansas 31 Massachusetts 31 Pennsylvania 26 California 67 Michigan 28 Rhode Island 31 Colorado 35 Minnesota 23 South Carolina 41 Connecticut 39 Mississippi 48 South Dakota 19 Delaware 23 Missouri 23 Tennessee 30 Florida 52 Montana 15 Texas 61 Georgia 51 Nebraska 23 Utah 22 Hawaii 75 Nevada 54 Vermont 8 Idaho 20 New Hampshire 11 Virginia 41 Illinois 42 New Jersey 51 Washington 34 Indiana 23 New Mexico 67 West Virginia 9 Iowa 16 New York 48 Wisconsin 22 Kansas 27 North Carolina 41 Wyoming 18 Kentucky 17 North Dakota 15 District of Columbia 53 A histogram of this data is shown 1 Describe the shape of the distribution Is it closer to symmetric or skewed Select one of the choices a The distribution is symmetric b The distribution is slightly leftskewed c The distribution is slightly rightskewed d The distribution is extremely leftskewed 2 What is the center (midpoint) of the data What is the variability in terms of the smallest and largest values (Enter your answers rounded to the nearest whole number ) center is approximately smallest value largest value Are there any states with an unusually large or small percent of minorities a There are a couple of states that are low outliers b No states have an unusually large or small percent of minority residents c District of Columbia is a high outlier d There are a couple of states that are high outliers

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In 1980, approximately 20% of adults aged 18-34 were considered minorities, reporting their ethnicity as other than nonHispanic white. By the end of 2013, that percentage had more than doubled. How are minorities between the ages of 18 and 34 distributed in the United States? The table presents the data for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

State	Percent	State	Percent	State	Percent
Alabama	39	Louisiana	45	Ohio	23
Alaska	40	Maine	8	Oklahoma	37
Arizona	51	Maryland	52	Oregon	27
Arkansas	31	Massachusetts	31	Pennsylvania	26
California	67	Michigan	28	Rhode Island	31
Colorado	35	Minnesota	23	South Carolina	41
Connecticut	39	Mississippi	48	South Dakota	19
Delaware	23	Missouri	23	Tennessee	30
Florida	52	Montana	15	Texas	61
Georgia	51	Nebraska	23	Utah	22
Hawaii	75	Nevada	54	Vermont	8
Idaho	20	New Hampshire	11	Virginia	41
Illinois	42	New Jersey	51	Washington	34
Indiana	23	New Mexico	67	West Virginia	9
Iowa	16	New York	48	Wisconsin	22
Kansas	27	North Carolina	41	Wyoming	18
Kentucky	17	North Dakota	15	District of Columbia	53

A histogram of this data is shown:

1. Describe the shape of the distribution. Is it closer to symmetric or skewed? Select one of the choices.

a. The distribution is symmetric.

b. The distribution is slightly leftskewed.

c. The distribution is slightly rightskewed.

d. The distribution is extremely leftskewed.

2. What is the center (midpoint) of the data? What is the variability in terms of the smallest and largest values? (Enter your answers rounded to the nearest whole number.)

center is approximately = %

smallest value = %

largest value = %

Are there any states with an unusually large or small percent of minorities?

a. There are a couple of states that are low outliers.

b. No states have an unusually large or small percent of minority residents.

c. District of Columbia is a high outlier.

d. There are a couple of states that are high outliers.