Descriptive Statistics Using only the descriptive statistics provided, answer th

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Descriptive Statistics Using only the descriptive statistics provided, answer the following questions. Note, the scores are in a response to a 5-point Likert- type scale. Example 1: Mean-3.45Median=3.42 SD=.40 Describe the distribution of the data. Is this sample normally distributed, positively skewed, or negatively skewed? Why? What two scores do 95.44% of the data fall between? Example 2: Mean-4.00 Median-3.60 Describe the distribution of the data. Is this sample normally distributed, positively skewed, or negatively skewed? Why?

Explanation / Answer

1) since mean is greater than Median, the distribution is positively skewed.

Mean + 2*sd covers 95.44% area.

So, two score are = (3.45 + 2 * 0.4) = 2.65 and 4.25

2) since mean is greater than Median, the distribution is positively skewed.

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