Overlapping Distributions and Center/Spread
Explore how overlapping data distributions compare in their center and spread. Analyze the degree of overlap to evaluate comparative characteristics of data sets.
Questions
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MultiChoice
Two distributions have medians 50 and 52, both with IQR = 10. How much overlap do they have?
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Distribution 1: Median = 20, IQR = 2. Distribution 2: Median = 40, IQR = 2. How do they compare?
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What is the difference between medians of Data Set A (median=80) and Data Set B (median=60)?
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Express the difference in medians (20) as a multiple of their common IQR (10).
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If difference in medians is 15 and IQR is 5, how many IQRs apart are the medians?
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When two distributions have a large overlap in box plots, what does it mean?
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Distribution X median = 100, IQR = 15. Distribution Y median = 105, IQR = 15. Difference in medians?
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In Distribution X vs Y above, express median difference (5) as a fraction of IQR (15).
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Two data sets have medians 30 and 50, both with IQR = 5. Difference in medians as multiple of IQR?
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If difference in medians is 0, what can be said about the centers of the two distributions?
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Group 1 median = 70, IQR = 8. Group 2 median = 74, IQR = 8. Difference in medians?
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For Group 1 and Group 2 above, difference in medians (4) divided by IQR (8) is: