Question
If Q₁, Q₂ and Q₃ are three quartiles of a
frequency distribution, which of the following holds if the distribution is negatively skewed?Solution
For a negatively skewed distribution: (Q2 - Q1) > (Q3 - Q2), Thus, Q ₁ + Q ₃ < 2Q ₂
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