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Distributional Shapes

Distributional Shapes

Q In this section you learned about how to graphically display numerical data and the shape that this data can take. Give an example of a variable whose outcomes take on either a symmetric shape or skewed shape then discuss why this variable has that specific shape.

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Test score is an example of a variable that its distribution can be symmetric or skewed. When the test is easy, many students can get high scores while only few get low scores; hence the distribution will be skewed to the left.