Asked by Mehul Mundhada on Jun 09, 2024
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In a histogram,the proportion of the total area which must be to the left of the median is:
A) exactly 0.50.
B) less than 0.50 if the distribution is negatively skewed.
C) more than 0.50 if the distribution is positively skewed.
D) unknown.
Negatively Skewed
Describes a distribution of data where the tail on the left side of the distribution is longer or fatter, indicating that the bulk of the values are concentrated on the right.
Proportion
A statistical measure indicating the fraction of a whole that is made up by a certain characteristic or subset.
- Familiarize oneself with the attributes of mean and median in distributions that are either symmetric or skewed.
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RB
Resim Boyutland?rJun 13, 2024
Final Answer :
A
Explanation :
The median divides a dataset into two equal parts, meaning that 50% of the data falls below the median and 50% falls above it, regardless of the distribution's shape.
Learning Objectives
- Familiarize oneself with the attributes of mean and median in distributions that are either symmetric or skewed.