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Mfholic Posted 20 years ago
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with an older demographic skew

participation in the sweepstatkes was high with an older demographic skew.

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with an older demographic skew = among older people?
  

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Skew is an oblique or slanting movement, position or direction. This term is usually used in statistics to indicate a certain deviation/distortion from the central tendency. The verb “to skew” means “to give a bias to, to distort” Participation in the sweepstakes was high with an older demographic skew => more older people tend to play sweepstakes than younger folks.

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  • Skew is an oblique or slanting movement, position or direction.
  • This term is usually used in statistics to indicate a certain deviation/distortion from the central tendency.
  • The verb “to skew” means “to give a bias to, to distort” Participation in the sweepstakes was high with an older demographic skew => more older people tend to play sweepstakes than younger folks.
  • The sweepstakes tend to attract more older people than younger ones.
  • The age distribution curve of participants in these sweepstakes will tend to be skewed to the right.
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Skew is an oblique or slanting movement, position or direction. This term is usually used in statistics to indicate a certain deviation/distortion from the central tendency. The verb “to skew” means “to give a bias to, to distort”

Participation in the sweepstakes was high with an older demographic skew => more older people tend to play sweepstakes than younger folks. The sweepstakes te
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