Skew and Kurtosis

Skew and Kurtosis

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Alison McFarland

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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Describe this distribution.

Left skew (negative skew)

Right skew (positive skew)

No skew (normally distributed)

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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Describe this distribution.

Positive kurtosis (leptokurtic)

Negative kurtosis (platykurtic)

No kurtosis (normally distributed)

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Describe this distribution.

Left skew (negative skew)

Right skew (positive skew)

No skew (normally distributed)

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Describe this distribution.

Positive kurtosis (leptokurtic)

Negative kurtosis (platykurtic)

No kurtosis (normally distributed)

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

An SPSS normality test on a distribution gives a skewness score of +2.5 and a kurtosis score of -1.8.

Describe the distribution.

Left skew, leptokurtic

Right skew, leptokurtic

Left skew, platykurtic

Right skew, platykurtic

Normally distributed

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

An SPSS normality test on a distribution gives a skewness score of -0.9 and a kurtosis score of -0.5.

Describe the distribution.

Left skew, leptokurtic

Right skew, leptokurtic

Left skew, platykurtic

Right skew, platykurtic

Normally distributed