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Which statement regarding skewed distributions is FALSE?
- The "68-95-99" rule does not apply to skewed distributions.
- If a distribution is negatively skewed, the
mean will always be a lower value than themedian . - If a distribution is negatively skewed, the
mode will always be a different value than the median. - If a distribution is positively skewed, the mean will always be a higher value than the median.
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