Data Distribution Vocabulary

How would you describe the distribution of this graph? (Look on pgs. M5-26 - M5-35)

• Symmetric

• Skewed Right

• Skewed Left

A _______ is a data display that shows discrete data on a number line with dots, Xs, or other symbols. (Look on pgs. M5-26 - M5-35)

A _________ is the number of times an item or number occurs in a data set. (Look in pgs. M5-8 - M5-15)

• mode

• frequency

• data

• statistical question

A _______ is the way in which the data are spread out. (Look on pgs. M5-26 - M5-35)

• distribution

• symmetric

• gap

• outliers

What is the shape of the data?

• symmetrical

• skewed left

• skewed right

• bell curve

• 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65

• Symmetrical

• 15, 75, 85, 95, 105, 115

• Skewed Right

• 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 115

• Skewed Left

When MOST of the data is clustered near the LESSER values, the data is considered to be

• Skewed Right

• Skewed Left

• Skewed High

• Skewed Low

What is the distribution of the data?

• skewed right

• skewed left

• symmetric

• stairsteps

Describe the skew

• Skewed Right

• Skewed Left

• Symmetric

The distribution of this data set can best be described as...

• Right-skewed

• Left-skewed

• Symmetrical

• Purple

Answer explanation

The tail is on the right, so it is right-skewed.