In Conducting the Initial Assessment of the Variables for a Simple

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Essay

In conducting the initial assessment of the variables for a simple linear regression analysis,it was noticed that one of the variables is not normally distributed.The variable has a high level of positive skewness.Should the regression analysis be continued? Why or why not?

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