Pearson's Second Skewness Coefficient Is Defined as (3 × (μ

question 53

Multiple Choice

Pearson's second skewness coefficient is defined as (3 × (μ - median) /σ) .You are examining financial statistics for the rate of return of a financial product your company sells and find out that the standard deviation is 0.5 and the Pearson coefficient of skewness is 1.5.Suppose that by the end of this year, you receive the updated statistics and find out that the mean increased by 0.2 and the median and standard deviation stayed unchanged.What would be the updated value of Pearson's second skewness coefficient?

• A)0.4
• B)1.2
• C)2.5
• D)2.6
• E)2.7

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Definitions:

Skeletal Muscle

A type of striated muscle tissue attached to bones, responsible for voluntary movements of the body.

Smooth Muscle

A type of muscle tissue which is not under voluntary control, found in the walls of internal organs such as the digestive tract, blood vessels, and the bladder.

Cardiac Muscle

A kind of striated muscle that is involuntary and found solely in the heart, tasked with circulating blood throughout the body.

Isotonic Concentric Contraction

A type of muscle contraction where the muscle shortens as it contracts, maintaining constant tension.