Describing the Distribution of a Quantitative Variable

AP Statistics· difficulty 3/5

A right-skewed distribution shows annual incomes for a community.

Histogram (Right-Skewed)

For this distribution, which is greater?

  • A

    Mean is greater than median

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  • B

    Cannot tell from histogram

  • C

    Median is greater than mean

  • D

    Mean equals median

Explanation

In right-skewed distributions, the long right tail pulls the mean above the median.

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