Statistical Questions and Data Distribution

Front

What is a set of data collected to answer a statistical question?

Back

Distribution

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What is the shape of the data?

Back

It can be symmetrical, skewed left, skewed right, or a bell curve.

Front

When MOST of the data is clustered near the LESSER values, how is the data described?

Back

Skewed Right

Front

What is the spread of the data if it ranges from 18 to 25 years?

Back

18 to 25 years

Front

What is the spread of the data if it ranges from 17 to 26 years?

Back

17 to 26 years

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What does 'skewed left' mean in data distribution?

Back

Most of the data is clustered near the higher values.

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What does 'skewed right' mean in data distribution?

Back

Most of the data is clustered near the lower values.

Front

What is a bell curve?

Back

A bell curve is a symmetrical distribution where most of the data points are around the mean.

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What is a measure of center in statistics?

Back

A measure of center is a value that represents the center of a data set, such as mean, median, or mode.

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What is the mean of a data set?

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The mean is the average of all data points.