Worksheet: Shapes of Distributions
In this worksheet, we will practice determining whether the represented data is symmetric, right-skewed, or left-skewed.
Q2:
Describe the shape of the distribution shown.
- Asymmetrical
- Bnegative skew
- Cpositive skew
Q4:
Determine whether the represented data is symmetric, right skewed, or left skewed.
- Aleft skewed
- Bsymmetric
- Cright skewed
Q5:
Determine whether the represented data is symmetric, right skewed, or left skewed.
- Aleft skewed
- Bsymmetric
- Cright skewed
Q6:
Determine whether the represented data is symmetric, right skewed, or left skewed.
- Aright skewed
- Bsymmetric
- Cleft skewed
Q7:
Determine whether the represented data is symmetric, right skewed, or left skewed.
- Aright skewed
- Bleft skewed
- Csymmetric
Q8:
Determine whether the represented data is symmetric, right skewed, or left skewed.
- Aleft skewed
- Bsymmetric
- Cright skewed
Q10:
Determine whether the represented data is symmetric, right skewed, or left skewed.
- Aright skewed
- Bsymmetric
- Cleft skewed
Q11:
Consider the distribution shown.
Which of the following terms best describes the shape of the distribution shown?
- Aleft-skewed
- Bsymmetrical
- Cright-skewed
Which of the following statements is true for the distribution shown?
- AThe mean, the median, and the mode are all equal.
- BThe median is less than the mean.
- CThe mode is less than the mean but greater than the median.
- DThe mode is greater than both the mean and the median.
- EThe mode is less than the median but greater than the mean.
Q12:
If , what type of skewness does this indicate?
- Apositive skew
- Bnegative skew
Q13:
What type of skewness is suggested in the box plot shown?
- APositive skew
- BNegative skew
Q14:
Determine whether the represented data is approximately symmetric, right skewed, or left skewed.
- Aright skewed
- Bleft skewed
- Capproximately symmetric
Q15:
Determine whether the represented data is symmetric, right skewed, or left skewed.
- Aright skewed
- Bsymmetric
- Cleft skewed
Q16:
Which of the statements is correct for the distribution represented by the diagram?
- AThe mean is 14.
- BThe data is symmertic.
- CThe data is clustered around a peak of 8.
- DThe data has a gap and is not symmetric.
- EThe distribution has an outlier and is not symmetric.
Q17:
If , what does this suggest about the shape of the distribution?
- AIt is positively skewed.
- BIt is symmetrical.
- CIt is negatively skewed.
Q18:
If , what type of skewness does this indicate?
- Anegative skew
- Bpositive skew