Statistics (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321755936
ISBN 13: 978-0-32175-593-3

Chapter 2 - Methods for Describing Sets of Data - Exercises 2.48 - 2.70 - Understanding the Principles - Page 56: 2.52

Answer

The distribution which is not symmetrical and clustered to one end is called skewed distribution. There can be two types of skewness: - a. If distribution is skewed to the left it is called negatively skewed distribution b. If a distribution is skewed to the right it is called positively skewed distribution

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