You are examining a frequency polygon with the majority of its data in the middle ranges, the remaining data sloping down from the middle, and which has no skew. This distribution would be described as __________________.
A) platykurtic
B) leptokurtic
C) positively skewed
D) normal

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A distribution with the majority of its data in the middle ranges, no skew, and sloping down from the middle is a typical characteristic of a normal distribution. A platykurtic distribution would have a wider and flatter curve with less data in the middle ranges, while a leptokurtic distribution would have a taller and more peaked curve with data concentrated in the middle ranges. Positive skew would have data concentrated on the left with a tail extending to the right.

You Are Examining a Frequency Polygon with the Majority of Its