Matching
A) ceiling effect
B) heavy-tailed distribution
C) light-tailed distribution
D) normal curve
1. distribution with many scores at each of the two extremes (tails)
2. specific, mathematically defined, bell-shaped frequency distribution commonly observed in nature
3. situation in which many scores pile up at the high end of a distribution (creation skewness to the left)
4. distribution with few scores at each of the two extremes (tails)
Answer: A-3; B-1; C-4; D-2
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