The Effect of Extremes

Select all the distribution shapes for which it is most often appropriate to use the mean.

• bell-shaped

• bimodal

• skewed

• symmetric

• uniform

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

For which distribution shape is it usually appropriate to use the median when summarizing the data?

• bell shaped

• skewed

• symmetric

• uniform

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

The number of writing instruments in some teachers' desks is displayed in the dot plot.

• The mean and median are equal

• The mean is greater than the median

• The mean is less than the median

• There is not enough information to determine which is greater.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

A student has these scores on their assignments. The teacher is considering dropping a lowest score. What effect does eliminating the lowest value, 0, from the data set have on the mean and median?

• The mean will stay the same.

• The mean will become smaller

• The mean will become larger.

• The mean will change more than the median.

• The median will change more than the mean.

Which term best describes the shape of the distribution?

• bell shaped

• skewed

• symmetric

• uniform

The histogram represents the distribution of lengths, in inches, of 25 catfish caught in a lake. In what interval will the median be in?

• Interval 3-6

• Interval 6-9

• Interval 9-12

• Interval 12-15

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1