SOLUTION:
Step 1:
In this question, we are given the following:
In a data set, the median is less than the mean. What does that indicate about the data?
A. It is skewed to the right.
B. It is skewed to the left.
C. It is symmetric.
D. It is bell-shaped.
Step 2:
The diagram that explains the question above is:
A left-skewed distribution has a long left tail. Left-skewed distributions are also called negatively-skewed distributions. That’s because there is a long tail in the negative direction on the number line. The mean is also to the left of the peak.
A right-skewed distribution has a long right tail. Right-skewed distributions are also called positive-skew distributions. That’s because there is a long tail in the positive direction on the number line. The mean is also to the right of the peak.
Back to the question, in a data set, the median is less than the mean
It indicates that:
It is skewed to the right ( OPTION A )