Shape Spread and Distribution

Because this distribution is ____________ to the ___________, we would use the ______________ for the center and the _____________ for the spread of the data.

• symmetric, middle, median, IQR

• skewed, left, median, IQR

• skewed, left, mean, IQR

• skewed, right, median, standard deviation

The IQR is the

• max - min

• Interquartile Range

• measure of spread that pairs with the mean

• Q₃ - Q₁

Which distribution has a larger Interquartile Range?

Which distribution has the largest median?

Which distribution has the smallest IQR? What is the value of the IQR?

• C, IQR= 20

• B, IQR= 5

• A, IQR= 6

Distribution B is ______________

• symmetric

• skewed left

• skewed right

• uniform

Should we use the mean or the median to represent the center of the data?

What is the shape of the data shown?

• Skewed left

• Skewed Right

• Symmetric

• Bell shaped

The dot plots show the gas mileage, in miles per gallon, for several cars and SUV's. Which type of vehicle has a larger spread?

• cars

• SUVs

The dot plots show the gas mileage, in miles per gallon, for several cars and SUV's. Which type of vehicle has a larger spread of data?

• Cars

• SUVs