Which term best describes the data set below: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A bimodal distribution is characterized by two peaks or distinct values that occur most frequently in the data set. In this specific data set, the values '2' and '8' appear more frequently than other values, indicating two modes, making it a bimodal distribution. The presence of two prominent peaks or modes distinguishes it from a uniform, right-skewed, or left-skewed distribution. In a uniform distribution, all values have similar frequencies, which is not the case here. Right-skewed and left-skewed distributions have a single peak but differ in the tail direction; however, this data set does not exhibit such characteristics.
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