Shape and Overall Spread of the Data Distribution

What is the shape of the data? (a)  

• symmetrical

• skewed left

• skewed right

• bell curve

Describe the shape of the distribution.

• symmetric

• skewed left

• skewed right

What is the shape of the data?

• Symmetrical

• Skewed left

• Skewed right

• Bell curve

Which measure of spread should be used to describe the distribution?

• standard deviation

• interquartile range

• range

• median

Describe the shape of the graph.

• Symmetrical

• Skewed

• Uniform

Which of the following best describes the shape of the distribution?

• SKEWED negative

• SKEWED positive

• UNIFORM

• SYMMETRICAL

The dot plots show the gas mileage, in miles per gallon, for several cars and SUV's. Which type of vehicle has a larger spread?

• cars

• SUVs

Describes the spread of a data set using the minimum, 1st quartile, median, 3rd quartile and maximum

The overall shape of data.

a graphical display representing

numerical data by grouping the data

into intervals and showing how

many values are in each interval

using vertical bars that touch

• Dot Plot

• Box Plot

• Histogram