Question

A college football team wins eight games and loses three during its season. The margins of victory in the eight wins are (in points scored): 11 14 12 16 25 45 1 49 The relationship between the mean and median margin of victory is typical of distributions which, like this one, are

A) skewed to the right
B) nearly symmetric
C) skewed to the left
D) all positive
E) football shaped

Answer 1

The relationship between the mean and median margin of victory in a right-skewed distribution is explained.

Step-by-step explanation:

The relationship between the mean and median margin of victory in this case defines a right-skewed distribution. In a skewed distribution, the mean tends to be farther out on the tail compared to the median. This is because in a right-skewed distribution, there are a few large values that pull the mean towards the right and away from the median, which represents the middle value. In this case, the mean margin of victory is 88.2, and the median margin of victory is 87.5. Therefore, the correct answer is option A) skewed to the right.