Which is the correct order of measures of central tendency, from lowest to highest, for a positively skewed distribution?
A) Mean, median, mode
B) Median, mode, mean
C) Mode, median, mean
D) Mean, mode, median

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In a positively skewed distribution, the mode is typically the lowest value, followed by the median, and then the mean is the highest. This is because in a positively skewed distribution, the long tail is on the right, pulling the mean to a higher value than the median and mode.

Which Is the Correct Order of Measures of Central Tendency