In a positively skewed distribution, the mean is larger than the median and the median is larger than the mode.

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This statement is true for positively skewed distributions. In such distributions, the tail to the right pulls the mean to the right and therefore, the mean is greater than the median. The mode in positively skewed distributions is the smallest value, making it lower than both the median and the mean.

In a Positively Skewed Distribution, the Mean Is Larger Than