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LOS 8.j: Explain skewness and the                                     Session Unit 2:
     meaning of a positively or negatively                                 8. Statistical Concepts and Market Returns (A)
     skewed return distribution, p.151/153






                                                                                    KEY:

                                                                                    Skew affects the mean more than the median
                                                                                    and mode, and the mean is “pulled” in the

                                                                                    direction of the skew.









                                                                          Note the median is between the other two

                                                                          measures for positively or negatively skewed
                                                                          distribution.














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