Patient survival times after a certain type of surgery have a very right-skewed distribution due to a few high outliers. Consequently, which statement is most likely to be correct? A)Median Midrange B)Mean Midrange D)Mean Trimmed Mean

Question

Patient survival times after a certain type of surgery have a very right-skewed distribution due to a few high outliers. Consequently, which statement is most likely to be correct?
A)Median > Midrange
B)Mean < Median
C)Mean > Midrange
D)Mean > Trimmed Mean

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In a right-skewed distribution, the mean is pulled towards the higher values by the outliers, making it larger than the trimmed mean, which reduces the impact of outliers by removing a percentage of the highest and lowest values.

Patient Survival Times After a Certain Type of Surgery Have