The following data are taken from the U.S. Census Bureau and are the proportion of residents in U.S. states who lacked health insurance between 2001 and 2003. Suppose that Rhode Island and Wisconsin saw an increase in the proportion of residents without health insurance to the level experienced by Louisiana. Describe how this would change the shape of the distribution.
StateProportion of Residents without Health InsuranceLouisiana.19New Jersey.13New York.16Pennsylvania.11Rhode Island.09South Carolina.13Texas.25Washington.14Wisconsin.10
What will be an ideal response?
The distribution would be skewed in the positive direction.
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