Common Core: 6th Grade Math : Understand Data is Collected to Answer a Question and has a Center, Spread, and Shape: CCSS.Math.Content.6.SP.A.2
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Example Question #11 : Understand Data Is Collected To Answer A Question And Has A Center, Spread, And Shape: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Sp.A.2
A flower shop counted the number of flowers sold during a 
May
June
April
July
March
May
To answer this question, we can look at our graph and see how far each bar in the histogram raises:
We can see that in May, the flower shop sold 
Example Question #12 : Understand Data Is Collected To Answer A Question And Has A Center, Spread, And Shape: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Sp.A.2
Select the description that best describes the distribution of the data shown in the graph.
Right skewed
Left skewed
Symmetric
Left skewed
In order to answer this question correctly, we need to define our answer options:
Symmetric: A symmetric distribution will have a middle, or center, and each side from the middle will look fairly similar. Many symmetrical distributions are bell shaped, with the middle being tall, and the two sides thinning out.
Left skewed: A left skewed distribution will have most of the data on the right side of the number line.
Right skewed: A right skewed distribution will have most of the data on the left side of the number line.
The data shown in the number plot has most of the data on the right side; thus, left skewed is the correct answer.
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