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Describing the shape of a distribution — Homework
Look at each data set and describe its shape, then answer.
- 1.Data: 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6. Describe the shape.
- 2.Data: 2, 3, 3, 4, 40. Identify the outlier and explain its effect on the mean.
- 3.For the data in the previous question, would you use mean or median to describe the typical value?
- 4.Data: 6, 7, 15, 16. Describe any gap you notice.
- 5.Describe the shape, center, and spread of a data set from your own life, like daily minutes of reading.
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