The Greater the Skew of a Distribution of Scores

question 5

Multiple Choice

The greater the skew of a distribution of scores,

• A)the lower the value of the standard deviation.
• B)the higher the value of the standard deviation.
• C)the lower the value of the range.
• D)none of these.Measures of dispersion are not affected by skew.

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Allosteric Site

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