If the Mean of a Set of Scores Is Greater

question 16

Multiple Choice

If the mean of a set of scores is greater than the median, what can be said about the distribution?

• A) Negatively skewed
• B) Positively skewed
• C) Platykurtic
• D) Leptokurtic

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Definitions:

Ridge

A long, narrow elevated landform often formed by the uplift of the surrounding area or by tectonic activities.

Plucking

A glacial process where rocks and other materials are pulled away from the earth and incorporated into the moving glacier, mainly due to the freezing of water into cracks.

Abrasion

The mechanical scraping of a rock surface by friction between rocks and moving particles during their transport by wind, glacier, waves, gravity, or running water.

Snowflakes

Ice crystals that form in clouds when water vapor freezes, creating unique patterns that fall to the ground as snow.