65.6k views
1 vote
Which term describes the distribution of this graph?

skewed left

skewed right

normal

uniform

I NEED HELP ASAP PLSS

Which term describes the distribution of this graph? skewed left skewed right normal-example-1

1 Answer

2 votes

Answer:

(a) skewed left

Explanation:

You want the descriptor of the shape of the given distribution.

Distribution

A "normal" distribution is bell-shaped, with its peak in the center and the bulk of it symmetrical about the center.

A "uniform" distribution is flat, having approximately the same of items at each value.

A distribution is "skewed" on the side that has the longest tail. Here, the bulk of the distribution is on the right side, and the tail extends to the left. We call this shape ...

skewed left . . . . choice A

__

Additional comment

Another way to identify the direction of skew is the direction of the median and mean from the mode. Here, the mode is at 14, the median is to its left at 13, and the mean is to its left at 12.375.

<95141404393>

User Marian Zagoruiko
by
8.9k points

No related questions found