In a right-skewed distribution
A)the median equals the arithmetic mean.
B)the median is larger than the arithmetic mean.
C)the median is less than the arithmetic mean.
D)None of the above.

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In a right-skewed distribution, there are more scores on the left side of the distribution and a few extreme scores on the right side of the distribution. Therefore, there are more lower values that pull the median to the left side of the distribution, making it less than the arithmetic mean which takes into account these extreme high scores on the right side.

In a Right-Skewed Distribution