"The degree of non-symmetry in the distribution of scores on a given variable." What feature of data is this a glossary definition of?
A)Kurtosis.
B)Skew.
C)Abnormality.
D)Deviation.
E)Standard deviation.

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The glossary definition is describing skewness, which measures the degree of non-symmetry in data. Skewness can be positive, indicating a longer tail to the right, or negative, indicating a longer tail to the left.

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