Checkpoint: Describing Data Distributions Solution

Calculate the measures of center. Name the distribution.

10, 12, 15, 15, 18, 25, 40, 60

μ=10+12+15+15+18+25+40+608=24.375Median=15+182=16.5Mean = 24.4Median= 16.5                             median<meanMode: 15                                       rightskewed

Note

Making a sketch may help if you need practice visualizing what the skew looks like.

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