Describing Histograms

“Imagine a histogram showing the number of books read by students in your class this year. The histogram has a peak around 5 books and then tails off to the right, with a few students reading many more books. Describe the shape and spread of this distribution. Where would you estimate the center to be? Imagine a histogram showing the ages of people at a concert. The histogram is roughly the same height across all ages from 15 to 65. Describe the shape and spread of this distribution. Where would you estimate the center to be? Imagine a histogram showing the number of hours students spend on homework each week. The histogram has a peak around 10 hours, but it is not symmetric; it tails off to the left, with some students spending very little time on homework. Describe the shape and spread of this distribution. Where would you estimate the center to be?”