Your friend took an introductory statistics class last year and learned all about density curves. He draws a smooth curve with a long left tail. For such a curve, which of the following is true for the mean and median? A)mean = median B)mean median C)mean

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Your friend took an introductory statistics class last year and learned all about density curves. He draws a smooth curve with a long left tail. For such a curve, which of the following is true for the mean and median?
A)mean = median
B)mean > median
C)mean < median
D)There is not enough information to determine any of the answer options.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

For a distribution with a long left tail (negatively skewed), the mean is less than the median because the long tail pulls the mean toward the lower values.

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