Investigating the Investigative Task: Testing for Skewness: An Investigation of Different Test Statistics and Their Power to Detect Skewness
On the 2009 AP © Statistics Exam, students were asked to create a statistic to measure skewness in a distribution. This paper explores several of the most popular student responses and evaluates which statistic performs best when sampling from various skewed populations.
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Statistics Exam, students were asked to create a statistic to measure skewness in a distribution. This paper explores several of the most popular student responses and evaluates which statistic performs best when sampling from various skewed populations. |
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