In a positively skewed distribution:
A)the median equals the mean.
B)the median is less than the mean.
C)the median is larger than the mean.
D)the mean can be larger or smaller than the median.

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In a positively skewed distribution, the tail of the distribution is longer on the positive side, meaning there are more extremely high values. This shifts the mean to the right, making it larger than the median. Therefore, the median is less than the mean in a positively skewed distribution.

In a Positively Skewed Distribution