Consider the Following Two Probability Distributions: Which of the Following

question 75

Multiple Choice

Consider the following two probability distributions: Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding these two distributions?

• A)Distribution A has a higher variance.
• B)Distribution B has a higher variance.
• C)Both distributions are positively skewed.
• D)Both distributions are uniform.

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Definitions:

Indicator Variable

A variable used in statistics that takes the value 1 to indicate the presence of a certain condition and 0 to indicate its absence.

Nominal Variables

Categorical variables that have two or more categories without having a natural order or rank.

College Major

The specialized area of study or field chosen by a college or university student to focus their academic coursework and degrees.

Nominal

A level of measurement that categorizes data but does not rank them.