Unimodal
Definition
Unimodal describes a dataset that has one clear mode, or one value that appears most frequently.
Analogy
Imagine you're at a concert and there's only one main performer on stage. That concert can be described as unimodal because there's only one focus point.
Related terms
Multimodal: Multimodal refers to a dataset that has multiple modes, or multiple values that appear with equal frequency.
Skewed Distribution: Skewed distribution describes a dataset where the data points are not evenly distributed around the mean and may have an elongated tail on one side.
Symmetric Distribution: Symmetric distribution describes a dataset where the data points are evenly distributed around the mean.
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