If a Population Distribution Is Positively Skewed (I

question 85

Multiple Choice

If a population distribution is positively skewed (i.e.skewed to the right) ,then,given a random sample from that population,one would expect that the ______________.

• A)median would be greater than the mean
• B)mode would be equal to the mean
• C)median would never equal the mode
• D)median would be equal to the mean
• E)median would be less than the mean

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