Question

The mean of a distribution is 291, while the median is 217. Which of thesestatements is likely to be true about the distribution?.A. It is the same throughout.B. It is symmetrical.C. It is negatively skewed.D. It is positively skewed.

Answer 1

Given:

The mean of a distribution is 291, while the median is 217. Which of these

statements is likely to be true about the distribution?

Required:

Which of these statements is likely to be true about the distribution?

Step-by-step explanation:

mean > median

219 > 217

which means or it implies its positively skewed

Required answer:

D. It is positively skewed.