The 2008 election was a race in which Barack Obama defeated John McCain and other candidates, receiving

Question:

The 2008 election was a race in which Barack Obama defeated John McCain and other candidates, receiving 53% of the popular vote. The popular vote (in thousands) for Barack Obama in each of the 50 states is listed below:

a. By just looking at the table, what shape do you think the data distribution for the popular vote by state will have?
b. Draw a relative frequency histogram to describe the distribution of the popular vote for President Obama in the 50 states.
c. Did the histogram in part b confirm your guess in part a? Are there any outliers? How can you explain them?

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