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Types of distributions
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What is skewed distribution?
A distribution where the data is not
evenly
spread out and is concentrated towards
one
side.
what is normal distribution?
a
symmetrical
spread of
frequency
of data.
the
mean
,
median
and
mode
are all located at the
highest
peak
what is a positive skew?
The long tail is on the
positive
side (
right
) of the peak
most of the distribution is concentrated on the
left
what is a negative skew?
the long
tail
is on the
negative
side (
left
) of the peak
most of the distribution is concentrated on the
right