1. For which type of distribution (e.g., symmetrical, skewed) will the mean be a score in the middle of the distribution?
2. For each set of scores below, calculate the mean by hand or with Excel or SPSS. How does the mean compare for these two sets of scores? Why do you think the mean is different for the two distributions?
· 50, 58, 63, 55, 52, 60, 54, 53, 61, 50
· 50, 58, 63, 55, 52, 60, 54, 53, 61, 96