15,467 people rated how much they liked my textbook on a scale of 1 (it is rubbish) to 10 (I love it). The distribution of scores had a skew of 1.23 (SE = 0.65). Which of the following would be the best way to decide whether the skew is problematic? (Hint: Think about what you know about the central limit theorem.)
A. Use the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test.
B. None of the options, because of the large sample size.
C. See if the z-score is bigger than 1.96 or smaller than –1.96
D. See if the skew is significant at p < .05.
Answer: B
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