The Range of the Coefficient of Skewness Is ____________

question 53

Multiple Choice

The range of the coefficient of skewness is ____________.

• A) Values greater than or equal to zero or always positive
• B) Values less than or equal to zero or always negative
• C) Both positive and negative values
• D) Values between -1 and +1

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Definitions:

Angle of Repose

The steepest angle at which a sloping surface formed of a particular loose material is stable.

Slope Failure

The sudden or gradual collapse of a slope that is too steep for its material to resist the pull of gravity.

Calcium Carbonate

Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound, CaCO3, found in rocks as the minerals calcite and aragonite and is the main component of shells of marine organisms, snails, and eggs.

Clay Minerals

A group of hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, sometimes with variable amounts of iron, magnesium, alkali metals, alkaline earths, and other cations, which are found in soils and sedimentary rocks.