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Q · Statistics Difficult · 45s
For data 2,2,3,3,3,4,4,5,6 find Karl Pearson’s coefficient of skewness using mode.
TopicStatistics
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyDifficult
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min
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x̄=3.556, Mode=3, σ=1.257 ⇒ Sk = 0.442.
Final Answer: Option A — 0.442