Data Distribution Flashcards

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Normal distribution features

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  • bell shaped
  • symmetrical
  • mean, median & mode are the same
  • tail never touches on the graph
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Pos skew

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Greater amounts of data clustered around lower value (floor effect)

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Neg skew

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Greater amount of data clustered around a higher value (ceiling effect)

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4
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Mean = roughly equal to mode / median = what skew

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Symmetrical / normal distributed

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5
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Mean greater than mode / media = what skew

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Positive

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Mean less than mode /median = what skew

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Negative

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