Practice mode Measures Of Dispersion

When the arithmetic mean is greater than the mode, the distribution is?

Correct answer B. Positively skewed

Explanation

If mean > mode, the right tail pulls the mean upwards, so Pearson's coefficient (mean − mode)/s is positive and the distribution is positively skewed.

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