The distributions of income in the United States is strongly skewed to the right. Which of the following is true?
A)The median income is smaller than the mean income.
B)The median income is larger than the mean income.
C)The median income is equal to the mean income.
D)There is not enough information to compare the median and mean values.

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In a right-skewed distribution, the mean is typically greater than the median because the mean is affected by the higher values in the tail.

The Distributions of Income in the United States Is Strongly