WHAT TO LEARN?

MEASURES OF
SKEWNESS
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NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
- a special kind of symmetric distribution
- bell-shaped curve
- has a single peak (unimodal)
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NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
- symmetrical to the mean
- mean = median = mode
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NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
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POSITIVELY SKEWED
- SKEWED TO THE RIGHT
- thin end tail at the right part of the curve
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POSITIVELY SKEWED
- most of the scores are BELOW the mean
- poor performance of the takers
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POSITIVELY SKEWED
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POSITIVELY SKEWED
- MEAN is the highest.
- MODE is the lowest.
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POSITIVELY SKEWED
POSSIBILITIES:
- ineffective teaching method and instruction
- student’s unpreparedness
- test items are difficult; test may be pre-test
- not enough time to answer test items
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NEGATIVELY SKEWED
- SKEWED TO THE LEFT
- thin end tail at the left part of the curve
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NEGATIVELY SKEWED
- most of the scores are ABOVE the mean
- good performance of the takers
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NEGATIVELY SKEWED
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NEGATIVELY SKEWED
- MODE is the highest.
- MEAN is the lowest.
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NEGATIVELY SKEWED
POSSIBILITIES:
- effective teaching method and instruction
- students have prepared for the test
- test items are easy; test may be post test
- enough time to answer the test
 WHAT TO LEARN?

MEASURE OF
RELATIVE
POSITION
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PERCENTILE RANK
- it is the percentage of scores in the
frequency distribution which are lower
- this means the percentage of examinees
who scored below the score of interest
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PERCENTILE RANK
Example:
Maria’s raw score in English class is
82 which is equal to 90th percentile.
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PERCENTILE RANK
Example:
Maria’s raw score in English class is 82 which is equal to
90th percentile.

It means that 90% of Maria’s classmates got

a score lower than 82.
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PERCENTILE RANK
Example:
Jose’s raw score in English class is 54
which is equal to 75th percentile.
 MEASURES OF RELATIVE POSITION

PERCENTILE RANK
Example:
Jose’s raw score in English class is 54 which is equal to 75th
percentile.

It means that 75% of Maria’s classmates got

a score lower than 54.