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Normal Distributions Flashcards

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Normal Distribution

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Bell shaped curve, known as Parametric

Measures of central tendency are all at the exact midpoint

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Skewed Distributions

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Not symmetrically-distributed, known as Non-Parametric

Mode is always the highest point, then median then mean

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How distributions occur

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Positive - Result of a test or exam that is too hard

Negative - Result of a test that is too easy

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