Question 46 When a distribution is skewed to the right the mean and the median are equal. the mean is greater than the median. the median is greater than the mean. the mean and the median are the same.
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This indicates that there are some extreme values on the right side that are pulling the mean towards the right. In this case, the mean will be greater than the median because the mean is sensitive to extreme values, while the median is not. The median is simply Show more…
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