Question

For a symmetrical distribution the coefficient of

skewness is

(a) +1 (b) –1

(c) +3 (d) –3​

Answer 1

Answer:

The skewness for a normal distribution is zero, and any symmetric data should have a skewness near zero. Negative values for the skewness indicate data that are skewed left and positive values for the skewness indicate data that are skewed right.

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