Back to Understand that a set of data has a distribution — Problem 2 · Task Set 51

6.SP.A.2 Tutor Intake -- Reading a Distribution

This short check helps your tutor see where to start. Work on your own,
without a calculator. If you're unsure, give your best try — the goal is
to find what to work on together, not to grade you.

Grade 6·6 problems·~8 min·Common Core Math - Grade 6·standard·6-sp-a-2

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Procedures

A sibling-count distribution has most students at 0 or 1
siblings, with a long tail stretching out toward higher values
like 5 and 8. What is this shape called?

Right-skewed, because the long tail points toward the higher (right) values.

Left-skewed, because most of the data (the bulk) sits on the left.

Symmetric, because it has one clear peak.

There's no standard name for this shape.