Question

1. Which scenario would give us a normal distribution?

	A.	Almost everyone in class gets an “A” on this test
	B.	Most of the children at a Halloween party get 60-65 pieces of candy, while a few get 10 and a few others get about 125.
	C.	An old bag of crayons is filled with equal numbers of several different colors
	D.	Managers at a large company have worked about 15-20 years, while the other staff have worked about 2-5 years.

2. Which scenario would give us a skewed distribution?

	A.	Almost everyone in class gets an “A” on this test
	B.	Most of the children at a Halloween party get 60-65 pieces of candy, while a few get 10 and a few others get about 125.
	C.	An old bag of crayons is filled with equal numbers of several different colors
	D.	Managers at a large company have worked about 15-20 years, while the other staff have worked about 2-5 years.

3. Which scenario would give us a bimodal distribution?

	A.	Almost everyone in class gets an “A” on this test
	B.	Most of the children at a Halloween party get 60-65 pieces of candy, while a few get 10 and a few others get about 125.
	C.	An old bag of crayons is filled with equal numbers of several different colors
	D.	Managers at a large company have worked about 15-20 years, while the other staff have worked about 2-5 years.

Answer 1

1. Normal distribution:

Most of the children at a Halloween party get 60-65 pieces of candy, while a few get 10 and a few others get about 125.

2. Skewed distribution:

Almost everyone in class gets an “A” on this test

3. Bimodal distribution:

Managers at a large company have worked about 15-20 years, while the other staff have worked about 2-5 years.