What is a unimodal distribution?
1 Answer
Dec 21, 2015
A unimodal distribution is a distribution that has one mode.
Explanation:
A unimodal distribution is a distribution that has one mode. We see one obvious peak in the data. The image below shows a unimodal distribution:
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In contrast, a bimodal distribution looks like this:
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In the first image, we see one peak. In the second image, we see that there are two peaks. A unimodal distribution can be normally distributed, but it doesn't have to be.
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