Shape of a Data Distribution Dot Plots

It is useful to describe the shape of data. It can be symmetrical or have a positive or negative skew. Data with a positive skew has a long tail in the positive direction of the horizontal axis. Data with a negative skew has....

• a long tail in the direction of the negative horizontal access

• a long tail in the direction of the positive horizontal access

Based on the shape of the data distribution, what statement is true about the measure of the center?

• The mean and median are equivalent

• The mean is greater than the median

• The mean is less than the median

• None of these

The peak of the data is found at which number?

• 0

• 10

• 3 & 5

• 6 & 7

What is the MODE of this data?

• 90

• 85, 90, and 95

• 85 and 95

• None

How many students received a score of 94%? 

• 94

• 4

• 1

• 2

What is the MEDIAN of this data?

• 65

• 40

• 915

• 13

What is the shape of the distribution?

• symmetric

• uniform

• skewed to the right

• skewed to the left

What is the shape of the data?

• symmetrical

• skewed left

• skewed right

• uniform

Which describes the shape of the distribution?

• skewed right

• skewed left

• symmetric

• uniform

Describe the shape of the graph.

• skewed

• symmetrical

• uniform