Describing Data Distributions

Describing the shape of a data set that is a mirror image one both sides of the center point.

• symmetrical

• unimodal

• skewed

• uniform

A way to describe the shape of a data display that has two modes or peaks.

• unimodal

• bimodal

• multimodal

• uniform

The median is the __________________ number (after you put them in order).

• first

• middle

• last

• one you see most

The _______________________ is the number that occurs most often in a data set.

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• IQR

Type of Data arrangement

• Symmetrical

• Hairline

• Skewed Right

• Skewed Left

The _______________________ is what you get when you subtract the lowest value from the highest.

• Range

• IQR

• Q3

• Q1

A data value that is much higher or much lower than the other values in a data set.

• outlier

• inlier

• immalier

• sublier

In a data display, this is a break, space, or opening between values where no value occurs.

• gap

• hole

• symmetric

• peak

A way to describe the shape of a data display that has a single mode or peak.

• unimodal

• bimodal

• multimodal

• uniform

Describing the shape of a data set that has the same values across the entire display.

• symmetric

• unimodal

• skewed

• uniform