When Statisticians Refer to the Distribution of a Variable as "Skewed

question 4

Multiple Choice

When statisticians refer to the distribution of a variable as "skewed," they mean that a frequency polygon for the variable:

• A) would not be bell-shaped.
• B) would contain one or more outliers.
• C) would not be symmetrical
• D) all of the above

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