Shape, Center, and Spread Basics

What measure best describes the center of the data distribution?
*Hint - If the data is uniform or symmetric, the use either mean or median.  If the data is skewed, then use the median.

• spread

• mean

• peak

• median

Which of the following best describes the shape of the distribution?

• SKEWED LEFT

• SKEWED RIGHT

• UNIFORM

• SYMMETRICAL

Which of the following best describes the shape of the distribution?

• SKEWED LEFT

• SKEWED RIGHT

• UNIFORM

• SYMMETRICAL

Which of the following best describes the shape of the distribution?

• SKEWED LEFT

• SKEWED RIGHT

• UNIFORM 

• SYMMETRICAL

Which of the following best describes the shape of the distribution?

• SKEWED LEFT

• SKEWED RIGHT

• UNIFORM

• SYMMETRICAL

Which of the following best describes the shape of the distribution?

• SKEWED LEFT

• SKEWED RIGHT

• UNIFORM

• SYMMETRICAL

Which of the following best describes the shape of the distribution?

• SKEWED LEFT

• SKEWED RIGHT

• UNIFORM

• SYMMETRICAL

Which of the following best describes the shape of the distribution?

• SKEWED LEFT

• SKEWED RIGHT

• UNIFORM

• SYMMETRICAL

Which of the following statements are true?

• There is an outlier at 17.

• The range is 18.

• 19 tickets were sold.

• All of the above.

Gabriella’s quiz grades are shown below.
88, 92, 92, 96, 98
Gabriella scored a 20 on her sixth quiz. What effect does this score have?

• The low score causes the median to increase.

• The low score causes the median to decrease.

• The low score causes the mean to increase.

• The low score causes the mean to decrease.