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Skewness and Symmetry
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Wize University Statistics Textbook > Exploratory Data Analysis
Skewness and Symmetry
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If the graph of a distribution is positively skewed, what must be true about this graph?
The mean is larger than the median, and the sum of the deviations from the mean is zero
The mean is larger than the median, and the sum of the deviations from the mean is negative
The mean is larger than the median, and the sum of deviations from the mean positive
The mean is less than the median, and the sum of deviations from the mean is negative
The mean is less than the median, and the sum of deviations from the mean is zero
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3.5
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0.5\ \ 1\ \ 3.5\ \ 6\ \ 30
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F
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