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How is a Boxplot skewed if the median is in the right side of the box but the right line is longer then the left line?
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The median is Q2, if it is on the right side of the box, then then it is close to Q3 than it is to Q1. If the right line ( whisker) is longer than the left, it mean the biggest outlier is farther from Q3 than the smallest outlier is from Q1. All of this means the population from which the data was sampled was skewed to the right.
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What if the mean is greater than the median?
In the majority of Empirical cases the mean will not be equal to the median, so the event is hardly unusual. If the mean is greater, then the distribution is poitivelt skewed (skewed to the right).
When is the mean not a valid statistic to describe a set of data?
The population data may be skewed and thus the mean is not a valid statistic. If mean > median, the data will be skewed to the right. If median > mean, the data is skewed to the left.
What is a positively skewed distribution?
A positively skewed or right skewed distribution means that the mean of the data falls to the right of the median. Picturewise, most of the frequency would occur to the left of the graph.
How the values of mean and median relate to shape?
The question is how do the mean and median affect the distribution shape. In a normal curve, the mean and median are both in the same point. ( as is the mode) If a distribution is skewed, its tail is either on the right or the left. If a distribution is skewed the median may be a better value to use than the mean since it has less effect on the shape. Also is there are large outliers, the median has less effect and is better to use. So the mean has a bigger effect on the shape many times than the median.
When a population distribution is right skewed is the sampling distribution normal?
No, as you said it is right skewed.
When skewed right is the mean greater than median?
When a distribution is skewed to the right, the mean is greater than median.
What if the mean is greater than the median?
In the majority of Empirical cases the mean will not be equal to the median, so the event is hardly unusual. If the mean is greater, then the distribution is poitivelt skewed (skewed to the right).
What is the shape of a frequency distribution with an arithmetic mean of 800 pounds median of 758 pounds and a mode of 750 pounds?
As the mean is greater than the median it will be positively skewed (skewed to the right), and if the median is larger than the mean it will be negatively skewed (skewed to the left)
When is the mean not a valid statistic to describe a set of data?
The population data may be skewed and thus the mean is not a valid statistic. If mean > median, the data will be skewed to the right. If median > mean, the data is skewed to the left.
When the median lies to the right of the mean the distribution is probably?
Positively skewed.
What is a positively skewed distribution?
A positively skewed or right skewed distribution means that the mean of the data falls to the right of the median. Picturewise, most of the frequency would occur to the left of the graph.
Is the value of mean equals 35.4 and value of median equals 35 the shape of the curve skewed is?
the shape of the curve skewed is "right"
What does it mean when a set of votes has been skewed?
When a set of votes has been skewed it means that either the mean is higher than the median or lower. If it is higher the vote is said to be skewed to the right and when lower it is skewed to the left.
What is a skewed right?
A distribution or set of observations is said to be skewed right or positively skewed if it has a longer "tail" of numbers on the right. The mass of the distribution is more towards the left of the figure rather than the middle.
When the mean of a distribution of scores of measures is higher than the median the distribution would be?
The distribution is skewed to the right.
What is coefficient of skewness in a variable concentration?
A measure of skewness is Pearson's Coefficient of Skew. It is defined as: Pearson's Coefficient = 3(mean - median)/ standard deviation The coefficient is positive when the median is less than the mean and in that case the tail of the distribution is skewed to the right (notionally the positive section of a cartesian frame). When the median is more than the mean, the cofficient is negative and the tail of the distribution is skewed in the left direction i.e. it is longer on the left side than on the right.
What is skewed left?
A distribution or set of observations is said to be skewed left or negatively skewed if it has a longer "tail" of numbers on the left. The mass of the distribution is more towards the right of the figure rather than the middle.
