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meagbuch

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The normal distribution is
 
  a. most frequently observed for the distribution of small sample sizes.
  b. characterized by a high degree of skewness.
  c. a distribution with a known shape and other properties.
  d. the distribution that we would expect for the salaries of basketball players.

Question 2

Data points at the extremes of the distribution have
 
  a. little effect on the variance.
  b. distort the usefulness of the median.
  c. more effect on the variance than scores at the center of the distribution.
  d. are undoubtedly incorrect.


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kmb352

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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Reply #2 on: Jun 20, 2018
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