Author Question: For a continuous probability distribution, the probability that x is between a and b is the same ... (Read 40 times)

jrubin · **on:** Jun 24, 2018

For a continuous probability distribution, the probability that x is between a and b is the same
regardless of whether or not you include the endpoints, a and b , of the interval.

A) True B) False

Question 2

Explain how it can be misleading to report only the mean of a distribution without any
measure of the variability.

What will be an ideal response?

macybarnes · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 24, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

When comparing means from two different distributions, the difference between them may be insignificant if the
variability in one or both of the distributions is large.