10 Questions
Which measure of central tendency is the most sensitive to extreme values or outliers?
Mean
Which measure of central tendency is the least sensitive to extreme values or outliers?
Median
Which measure of central tendency is useful for understanding the most common outcome in a dataset?
Mode
Which measure of central tendency represents the 'typical' value in a dataset?
Mean
Which measure of data dispersion is used to quantify how spread out the values are in a dataset?
Variance
Which distribution models the number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space, given a constant average rate of occurrence?
Poisson distribution
What does the parameter λ represent in the Poisson distribution?
The average number of events in the interval
In which situations is the Poisson distribution commonly used?
Modeling rare events or occurrences
What is an example of an application of the Poisson distribution?
Modeling the number of defects in a manufactured product
What is the Poisson distribution characterized by?
A single parameter representing the average number of events in the interval
Test your knowledge on the parameters of data distributions, including the mean and median. Learn how these measures represent the central tendency of a dataset and their sensitivity to extreme values or outliers.
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