When a Frequency Distribution Has a Long Tail to the Left

question 57

Multiple Choice

When a frequency distribution has a long tail to the left and a bulge in scores to the right, the distribution can be described as ___.

• A) leptokurtic.
• B) negatively skewed.
• C) platykurtic.
• D) positively skewed.

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