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In a negatively skewed distribution, the mean is _____ the median and _____ the mode.
 
  a. greater than; greater than
  b. less than; less than
  c. greater than; less than
  d. less than; greater than

Question 2

If the shape of a frequency distribution is lopsided, with a long tail projecting longer to the left than to the right, how would the distribution be skewed?
 
  a. Normally
  b. Negatively
  c. Positively
  d. Average


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

b

Answer to Question 2

b


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