Describe the Shape of the Age of Death Distribution

question 189

Multiple Choice

Describe the shape of the age of death distribution.
(i. Since the mode is the largest of the 3 measures of central tendency, more people died at this
Older age than any earlier age
(ii. Since the mean age of death is the lowest of the three measures of central tendency, there must
Have been one or more person who died at a significantly younger age than the mode
(iii) Since the mode is the largest of the 3 measures of central tendency, everyone died at this age

• A) (i) and (ii) are correct statements, but (iii) is false.
• B) (ii) and (iii) are correct statements, but (i) is false.
• C) (i), (ii) and (iii) are all correct statements.
• D) (i) and (iii) are correct statements, but (ii) is false.
• E) (i), (ii) and (iii) are all false statements.

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