Teaching UGC NET Mock Test Series 2025 (Paper 1 & 2) Business Statistics and Research Methods Measures of skewness
Which two of the following statements are true?
a) Skewness studies the flatness or peakedness of the distribution
b) A positively skewed distribution curve is stretched more to the right than to the left
c) On the basis of empirical relationship between mean, mode and median for moderately asymmetrical distribution, Karl Pearson's coefficient of skewness can be measured by 3 (Mean -Median) divided by Standard Deviation
d) If mean < mode, the distribution is positively skewed
Choose the correct option from those below:
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a) and b)
2
b) and c)
3
c) and d)
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b) and d)