what is a skewed distribution? what causes a skew? how might a researcher deal with skewed data? under what conditions would it be acceptable to allow skewed variables in a research study?
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In a skewed distribution, the majority of the data points are concentrated on one side of the distribution, causing a long tail on the other side. There are two types of skewness: positive skew (right-skewed) and negative skew (left-skewed). Skewness can be Show more…
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