15.7.2.3 - Skewness and Kurtosis
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What does positive skewness indicate?
💡 Hint: Think about which side of the distribution is elongated.
Define kurtosis in your own words.
💡 Hint: Consider how peaked or flat the distribution looks.
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What does a positive skewness value indicate?
💡 Hint: Visualize the distribution shape.
True or False - High kurtosis suggests a flatter distribution.
💡 Hint: Think about how outliers appear in statistics.
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Given the following rainfall data (mm): [10, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 25, 30]. Calculate and explain both skewness and kurtosis.
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Analyze how election patterns might shift with varying distributions of rainfall data, using skewness and kurtosis.
💡 Hint: Consider how rain patterns sway voter perspective in agriculture-heavy regions.
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