Question
Number of goals scored in one season at Whitmore College soccer games follows:
0, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4
Which measure of variability-IQR or MAD— best describes the spread of the dataset?
A. IQR; the data distribution is symmetrical
B. MAD; the data distribution is symmetrical
C. IQR; the data distribution is skewed
D. MAD; the data distribution has outliers
0, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4
Which measure of variability-IQR or MAD— best describes the spread of the dataset?
A. IQR; the data distribution is symmetrical
B. MAD; the data distribution is symmetrical
C. IQR; the data distribution is skewed
D. MAD; the data distribution has outliers
Answers
GPT 3.5
C. IQR; the data distribution is skewed
The dataset is skewed towards higher values, as there are more occurrences of higher goal numbers. IQR would be a better measure of variability in this case to describe the spread of the dataset.
The dataset is skewed towards higher values, as there are more occurrences of higher goal numbers. IQR would be a better measure of variability in this case to describe the spread of the dataset.