What shape is the distribution for monthly
family income, and what
does this tell you about the relative wealth of students in the dataset?

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The distribution is positively skewed. This indicates that most students come from families with a low monthly income per person, but there are a few extremely rich families with a high monthly income per person.

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The distribution is positively skewed. This indicates that most students come from families with a high monthly income per person, but there are a few extremely poor families with a high monthly income per person.

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The distribution is negatively skewed. This indicates that most students come from families with a low monthly income per person, but there are a few extremely rich families with a high monthly income per person.

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The distribution is negatively skewed. This indicates that most students come from families with a high monthly income per person, but there are a few extremely poor families with a high monthly income per person.

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