19. Quiz: Shape and Outliers (What's the Impact?)

Mean vs. Median

QUIZ QUESTION::

Match the distribution shape with the correct relationship in comparing the mean to the median.

ANSWER CHOICES:



Shape

Comparison

Right-skewed

Left-skewed

Symmetric

SOLUTION:

Shape

Comparison

Symmetric

Right-skewed

Left-skewed

Which are true?

Check all of the below that must be true.

SOLUTION:
  • Normally distributed data must have a mean equal to the median.
  • Histograms and box plots are both used to plot quantitative data. They cannot be used to plot categorical data.
  • A box plot relates directly to the 5 number summary.