11.5 - Center, shape, and spread of data

Front

This distribution is skewed to the ____________.

Back

right

Front

Given that the data is symmetric, which pair of measures should be used to represent the data?

Back

Center: mean, Spread: standard deviation

Front

Which describes the shape of the distribution?

Back

skewed right

Front

When the majority of the data values fall to the left of the mean, a distribution is said to be

Back

Positively/Right Skewed

Front

Which measure of center will be the smallest? (Remember which one pulls toward the tail)

Back

mean

Front

What is the measure of center that divides the data into two equal parts?

Back

median

Front

What is the term for the average of a set of numbers?

Back

mean

Front

What is the term for the middle value when the data is ordered?

Back

median

Front

What is the term for the most frequently occurring value in a data set?

Back

mode

Front

What does a symmetric distribution look like?

Back

It has a mirror image on either side of the center.