Describe Distribution

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What is distribution in statistics?

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Distribution refers to the way in which data values are spread or arranged across a range of values.

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What is a cluster in a data set?

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A cluster is a group of data points that are close together in value.

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What does the mode of a data set represent?

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The mode is the value that appears most frequently in a data set.

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What is a gap in a data distribution?

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A gap is a range of values where no data points are present.

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What does it mean if data is symmetrical?

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Symmetrical data has a balanced distribution, where the left and right sides of the graph are mirror images.

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What is a skewed distribution?

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A skewed distribution is one where the data points are not evenly distributed, causing a tail on one side.

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What is the range of a data set?

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The range is the difference between the highest and lowest values in a data set.

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How do you find the spread of data?

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The spread of data can be found by calculating the range or using measures like variance and standard deviation.

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What is a bell curve?

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A bell curve is a graphical representation of a normal distribution, where most data points cluster around the mean.

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What does it mean if data is skewed left?

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Skewed left means that the tail on the left side of the distribution is longer or fatter than the right side.