Asked by Caitlin Delbridge on Sep 23, 2024
In a negatively skewed distribution,the mean is smaller than the median and the median is smaller than the mode.
Negatively Skewed
A characteristic of a distribution where the tail on the left side of the distribution is longer or fatter than the right side, indicating that the bulk of the values lie to the right side.
Median
The middle value in a sorted list of numbers, dividing the data into two halves.
Mode
The value that appears most frequently in a dataset.
- Understand the relationship between the mean, median, and mode in different types of distributions.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the relationship between the mean, median, and mode in different types of distributions.