Metainformation
| Tag | Value |
|---|---|
| file | Descriptive-statistics_vufsw-measuresoflocation-1076-en_vufsw-measuresoflocation-1076-en |
| name | vufsw-measuresoflocation-1076-en |
| section | descriptive statistics/summary statistics/measures of location |
| type | schoice |
| solution | TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE |
| Type | conceptual |
| Program | NA |
| Language | English |
| Level | statistical literacy |
Question
Below you can find a histogram of a measure of happiness that is created from a random sample of 1919 residents of the Netherlands (source: European Social Survey, 2014). Specifically, the respondents answered the following question: “Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are?”. The answer options varied from “extremely unhappy (0) to”extremely happy" (10).
Is the distribution of this variable right-skewed or left-skewed? What is the relationship of the mean with the median and the mode of the distribution?
- TRUE: The distribution is left-skewed. The mean is lower than both the mode and the median.
- FALSE: The distribution is left-skewed. The mean is lower than the mode but higher than the median.
- FALSE: The distribution is right-skewed. The mean is lower than the mode but higher than the median.
- FALSE: The distribution is right-skewed. The mean is lower than both the mode and the median.
Solution
Language
English
Levels of Difficulty
Easy
M&T BIS
Default value
M&T Descriptive statistics
Default value
- True
- False
- False
- False