In a positively skewed distribution, which is greater: mean or median?
- Both are equal
- Mean
- Median
- nan
In a positively skewed distribution, the "Mean" is generally greater than the median. Positive skewness means that the distribution has a long right tail, so extreme values in the positive direction can pull the mean upwards more than the median.
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