Describing Data Distribution-I (Using Center, Spread, and Overall Shape)

Describing Data Distribution-I (Using Center, Spread, and Overall Shape)

Introduction

A data distribution shows how data values are arranged. Describing a distribution helps summarize the data and makes it easier to identify patterns, compare data sets, an...

A teacher recorded the number of minutes six students spent reading during the weekend: 40, 44, 48, 48, 52, and 56.

To describe the distribution, or how the data values were arranged, she first looked at the center of the data.

The mean, or average, was 48 minutes. The median, found by averaging the two middle values, was also 48 mi...