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Basic Question 0 of 14
For which of the following types of distributions is the mean equal to the median?
II. uniform distribution
III. skewed-left distribution
IV. skewed-right distribution
I. symmetric distribution
II. uniform distribution
III. skewed-left distribution
IV. skewed-right distribution
User Contributed Comments 6
| User | Comment |
|---|---|
| danlan | Uniform distribution is always symmetric |
| surob | Didn't know the difference. Thanks |
| tschorsch | uniform distributions must by definition be symmetric, but they are just one simple type of symmetric distribution. simple examples uniform: 1 2 3 4 5 symmetric: 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 |
| loisliu88 | what is an uniform distribution. can I find the definition in the textbook? thanks. |
| ThomasDess | Discrete uniform distribution is a probability distribution whereby a finite number of equally spaced values are equally likely to be observed; every one of n values has equal probability 1/n. Another way of saying "discrete uniform distribution" would be "a known, finite number of equally spaced outcomes equally likely to happen." cf. also Continuous uniform distribution is a family of probability distributions such that for each member of the family, all intervals of the same length on the distribution's support are equally probable. The support is defined by the two parameters, a and b, which are its minimum and maximum values. The distribution is often abbreviated U(a,b). reprinted from wikipedia, didn't find the definition in the textbook |
| assiduous | At the end of the study notes for this LOS it reads, "When a distribution is 'normal', the dispersion to the left of the mean is the same as the dispersion to the right of the mean." Just substitute 'uniform' for 'normal'. |
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Learning Outcome Statements
explain sources of active risk and interpret tracking risk and the information ratio;
describe uses of multifactor models and interpret the output of analyses based on multifactor models;
describe the potential benefits for investors in considering multiple risk dimensions when modeling asset returns.
CFA® 2025 Level II Curriculum, Volume 5, Module 40.