Compared to Women's Self-Reported Ideal for Themselves, Men State a Preference

question 38

Multiple Choice

Compared to women's self-reported ideal for themselves, men state a preference for _____________ mates.

• A) thinner
• B) shorter
• C) plumper
• D) taller

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Definitions:

Extreme Values

Data points that are significantly higher or lower than the majority of the data in a dataset.

Interquartile Range

A measure of variability, based on dividing a data set into quartiles, that describes the middle 50% of the distribution.

Data Set

An aggregation of interconnected data sets, which are made up of distinct pieces, yet can be operated on as a single entity by a computer.

Positively Skewed

Positively Skewed, also known as right-skewed, describes a distribution where the tail on the right side of the histogram is longer or fatter than the left side, indicating that the mean and median are greater than the mode.