Shape, Center & Spread

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

• median

• mean

• standard deviation

• mode

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?

• Skewed right
• Skewed left
• Symmetric
• Unimodal

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_________ cause(s) the data to be skewed.

• Outliers

• No outliers

• Symmetric

• The mode

What is the shape of this bar graph?

• Skew right

• Skew left

• Symmetrical

• uniform

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Describe the histogram:

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

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• skewed left

• skewed right

• symmetrical

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The shape of the data is skewed left.

• TRUE
• FALSE

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