What does it imply if if more values are concentrated above the mean? (Skewness) And would the value of  skewness be less than, greater than, or equal to 0?

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1. What does it imply if if more values are concentrated above the mean? (Skewness) And would the value of  skewness be less than, greater than, or equal to 0?

2. In case the data is highly skewed, can we still rely on the kurtosis coefficient? Why or why not?

3. Can the z-score be a real measure of dispersion?

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