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whats a distribution
graphs
used to show how
evenly
data is
spread
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whats a normal distribution
symmetrical
bell-shaped curve
mean
,
mode
& median are the same
mid-point
most people are in the
middle
, with a few in
extreme
areas
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whats a skewed distribution
bell-shaped
curve which
isn't symmetrical
, data
clusters
to one end
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whats a positive skewed distribution
concentrated towards the
left
of the graph
mode is
highest
point,
median
next &
mean
is furtherest along
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what an example of a positive distribution
a
hard
test were most got
low
marks
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whats a negative skewed distribution
concentrated towards the
right
of the graph
mean is
lowest
, median is the
middle
& mode is the
highest
point
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whats an example of a negative distribution
an
easy
test were most got
high marks
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how do we know if theres a positive distribution
mode
is
lower
than the
mean
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how do we know if theres a negative distribution
mode
is
higher
than the
mean
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