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Which of the following is a characteristic of a symmetric distribution?
Which of the following is a characteristic of a symmetric distribution?
- Mean is greater than the median
- The median is closer to the third quartile than to the first quartile
- The left and right tails are balanced (correct)
- The right tail is longer than the left tail
What can be inferred about a distribution with a longer right tail?
What can be inferred about a distribution with a longer right tail?
- It is a left skewed distribution
- It is a symmetric distribution
- It is a right skewed distribution (correct)
- It is impossible to determine without more information
In a box-and-whisker plot, what indicates a right skewed distribution?
In a box-and-whisker plot, what indicates a right skewed distribution?
- The median is equal to the third quartile
- The median is closer to the third quartile than to the first quartile
- The median is closer to the first quartile than to the third quartile (correct)
- The median is halfway between the first and third quartiles
What is true about the mean and median in a left skewed distribution?
What is true about the mean and median in a left skewed distribution?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a symmetric distribution?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a symmetric distribution?
What can be inferred about a distribution with a mean that is less than the median?
What can be inferred about a distribution with a mean that is less than the median?
What is the primary difference between a right skewed distribution and a left skewed distribution?
What is the primary difference between a right skewed distribution and a left skewed distribution?
What is a characteristic of a symmetric distribution in terms of the box-and-whisker plot?
What is a characteristic of a symmetric distribution in terms of the box-and-whisker plot?
What is the relationship between the mean and median in a right skewed distribution?
What is the relationship between the mean and median in a right skewed distribution?
What is a characteristic of a left skewed distribution?
What is a characteristic of a left skewed distribution?
What is the primary reason why the mean and median are not equal in a skewed distribution?
What is the primary reason why the mean and median are not equal in a skewed distribution?
What is a characteristic of a symmetric distribution in terms of the tails?
What is a characteristic of a symmetric distribution in terms of the tails?
Which of the following statements about a distribution is true?
Which of the following statements about a distribution is true?
What is a common feature of both right and left skewed distributions?
What is a common feature of both right and left skewed distributions?
Which of the following statements is false about symmetric distributions?
Which of the following statements is false about symmetric distributions?
What can be inferred about a distribution with a median that is closer to the third quartile than the first quartile?
What can be inferred about a distribution with a median that is closer to the third quartile than the first quartile?
Which of the following statements about skewed distributions is true?
Which of the following statements about skewed distributions is true?
What is a characteristic of a distribution with a median that is closer to the first quartile than the third quartile?
What is a characteristic of a distribution with a median that is closer to the first quartile than the third quartile?
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