Describing the Distribution of a Quantitative Variable

AP Statistics· difficulty 3/5

A statistic teacher reminds students: "Skew is named for where the tail goes, not where the bulk is."

Histogram Shape

A distribution where most values cluster on the right with a long tail to the left is:

  • A

    Skewed right

  • B

    Skewed left

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  • C

    Bimodal

  • D

    Symmetric

Explanation

Skewness names the direction of the tail. A long tail to the left = skewed left (negatively skewed).

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