Of the following, which represents a positively skewed distribution?
A) Mean

Question

Of the following, which represents a positively skewed distribution?
A) Mean<median
B) Median<mean
C) Mode< median
D) Mode<mean

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A positively skewed distribution is one where the tail of the distribution is longer on the right side. This means that there are some extremely high values that are pulling the mean to the right, while the median (the value that separates the top 50% of values from the bottom 50%) is lower. The mode (the most common value) could either be higher or lower than the median. Out of the given options, only D satisfies the criteria for a positively skewed distribution, where the mode is less than the mean.

Of the Following, Which Represents a Positively Skewed Distribution