In a certain community, the median per-family annual income is $80,000. The
Mean per-family income is $100,000, whereas the mode is $71,000.
-the distribution of income scores is
A) skewed right
B) skewed left
C) skewed to the middle
D) not skewed

Question

In a certain community, the median per-family annual income is $80,000.  The 
Mean per-family income is $100,000, whereas the mode is $71,000.
-the distribution of income scores is
A) skewed right
B) skewed left
C) skewed to the middle
D) not skewed

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The mean is greater than the median, which suggests that there are some high-income outliers pulling the mean up and making the distribution skewed to the right. The mode being lower than the median and mean also supports this conclusion.

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