Assessment
Assessment
Normal distribution is when two or more variables share a direct relationship to make
a symmetrical data set, aside from that it is also a continuous probability distribution that
is symmetrical on both sides of the mean, so the right side of the center is a mirror image
of the left side. The area under the normal distribution curve represents probability and
the total area under the curve sums to one. For a perfectly normal distribution the mean,
median and mode will be the same value, visually represented by the peak of the curve.
The normal distribution is often called the bell curve because the graph of its probability
density looks like a bell. On the other hand, a skewed distribution is when the data
points cluster more toward one side of the scale the other, creating a curve that is not
symmetrical. In other words, the right (is a type of distribution in which most values are
clustered around the left tail of the distribution while the right tail of the distribution is
longer. The positively skewed distribution is a direct opposite of the negatively skewed
distribution) and left side of the distribution are shaped differently from each other.