When the Scores in a Distribution Are Negatively Skewed, the Mean

question 2

Multiple Choice

When the scores in a distribution are negatively skewed, the mean will have a value.

• A)higher than the median
• B)equal to the median
• C)either higher or lower than the median, depending on the value of the mode
• D)lower than the median

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