Skewed Data

When the data is skewed, the _______ is the best measure of central tendency.

When the MEAN is the best measure of central tendency, the data is _______.

• symmetrical

• skewed left

• skewed right

• a box & whisker plot

When MEAN is the best measure of central tendency we also include the ___________.

• IQR

• standard deviation

• median

• mode

We include the IQR when the _______ is the best measure of central tendency.

• median

• median

• standard deviation

• mode

Shape? (a)  

• Skewed right
• Skewed left
• Symmetric
• Unimodal

(a)   cause(s) the data to be skewed.

• Outliers
• No outliers
• Symmetric
• The mode

What is the shape of this bar graph? (a)  

• Skew right
• Skew left
• Symmetrical
• uniform

Describe the histogram: (a)  

• Left Skewed
• Normal/Symmetrical
• Right Skewed
• Uniform/Flat

• skewed left

• skewed right

• symmetrical

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

The shape of the data is skewed left.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.B.5