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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A distribution is positively skewed if which of these statements is true about the density curve that represents it? A. The right tail is longer than the left. B. The left tail is equal in length to the right tail. C. The left side is a mirror reflection of the right side. D. The left tail is longer than the right.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@amistre64

OpenStudy (amistre64):

any ideas?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

idk I know its not C

OpenStudy (amistre64):

B and C are the same thing so both are out

OpenStudy (amistre64):

when something is skewed, it tends to be longer to one side than the other .... positively skewed is refereing to a direction on the number line ..... which direction is a positive direction?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

right?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

correct, so the right tail will be longer than the left when a distribution is positively skewed

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