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How Skewness Affects Mean vs. Median
Explain why the mean is pulled toward the tail in a skewed distribution while the median is resistant.
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Comparing Distributions and Analyzing Outliers
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Learners will compare data sets by analyzing distribution shapes, identifying outliers using the 1.5 × IQR rule, and evaluating the impact of extreme values.
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