Skewness refers to:
A)a symmetrical distribution of scores.
B)having more extreme cases in one direction and not the other.
C)the central limit theorem.
D)none of the above

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Skewness is a measure of the asymmetry of the probability distribution of a real-valued random variable about its mean. It indicates whether the observations are concentrated more on one side, leading to a distribution with a longer tail on one side of the peak than on the other.

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