According to the Text

question 49

Multiple Choice

According to the text:

• A) Senators are generally more centrist than House members because they are older.
• B) Senators are generally more centrist than House members because they represent broader constituencies.
• C) House members are more centrist because they stand for election more frequently.
• D) House members are more centrist because they have longer careers than senators.
• E) Senators are more extreme because they are older and in general have more money than House members.

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Definitions:

Skewed

A distribution that is not symmetrical, indicating that the data tends to lean towards the left (negatively skewed) or right (positively skewed) of the average.

Histogram

A graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data, usually showing frequency of data intervals.

Median

The middle value in a sorted list of numbers, effectively dividing the dataset into two halves.

Skewed

Describes a distribution of data that is not symmetrical, where one tail is longer or fatter than the other.