GRAVETTER_CH03_CENTRAL TENDENCY AND THE SHAPE OF THE DISTRIBUTION

Question 1

TRUE OR FALSE: If a distribution is perfectly symmetrical, the median, mean, and mode will have the same value.

Answer 1

TRUE.

Question 2

TRUE OR FALSE: A bimodal distribution that is symmetrical will have the mean and median together in the center with only one mode.

Answer 2

FALSE.

There are still two modes. They are on each side of the mean and median.

Question 3

TRUE OR FALSE: In skewed distributions, the three measures of central tendency will end up in relatively the same areas as in a symmetrical distribution.

Answer 3

FALSE.

There is a strong tendency for the mean, median, and mode to be located in predictably different positions.

Question 4

TRUE OR FALSE: The mode in a skewed distribution splits the distribution in equal halves.

Answer 4

FALSE.

It does not divide the distribution into two equal halves.

Question 5

THINK! In a skewed distribution, wat types of scores influences the mean and in which area?

Answer 5

The extreme scores in the tail.

Question 6

TRUE OR FALSE: In both negatively and positively skewed distributions, the median is usually located between the mean and the mode.

Answer 6

TRUE.