If Data on a Particular Variable Are Skewed in the Positive

question 40

Multiple Choice

If data on a particular variable are skewed in the positive direction,then taking the square root can make the data look closer to a normal distribution.This is referred to as data ____.

• A)transformation
• B)translation
• C)imputation
• D)substitution

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