EPPP Psychology

Category - Research Methods and Statistics

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Graphs are sometimes used to represent a group’s data in descriptive statistics. How is a curve graph with a higher proportion of scores in the higher range of values described?

Positively skewed
Negatively skewed
Kurtotic
Mean skewed

Explanation

Answer: B - A negative skew indicates a higher proportion of scores in the higher range of values. In this graph, the mean has the lowest value and mode the highest value of the three measures of central tendency. Kurtotic describes any skewed distribution.

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