holmes logo       FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION EXAMPLE
 

                                                  Total       Valid
Variables Codes             N    Percent   Percent
Abuse        Not abused    80      53             67
                 Abused           40      27             33
                 Missing/DK    30      20

Sexoffen    No offenses    72      48             60
                 One offense    30      20             25
                 Two+ offense 18      12             15
                 Missing/DK    30      20

Alcohol     None              30      20             20
                1-7 drinks per 90       60             60
                      week
                 8+ drinks per 30       20             20
                      week
                Missing/DK      0         0               0

The variables abuse and sexoffen are both skewed. The cases
bunch up an on side of their distributions. They are not normal.
The variable Alcohol is symmetrical, unimodal, and not flat
or extremely tall. This variable is normally distributed.
 

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