Asked by Sydnee Smith on May 06, 2024

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When the left tail of a distribution's curve is longer the right,what is this called?

A) platykurtic
B) leptokurtic
C) positive skew
D) negative skew

Negative Skew

A distribution that is skewed to the left, indicating that the tail on the left side is longer or fatter than the right side and the mean is typically less than the median.

Distribution

Refers to the way values in a data set are spread or dispersed, indicating the pattern of variations within the data.

  • Differentiate among various categories of skewness and understand their impact on interpreting data.
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Zybrea KnightMay 07, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
When the left tail of a distribution's curve is longer than the right tail, it is called a negative skew.