In a positively skewed distribution:

A) the median equals the mean.
B) the median is less than the mean.
C) the median is larger than the mean.
D) the mean can be larger or smaller than the median.

Positively Skewed

Describes a distribution of data where the tail on the right side of the frequency distribution is longer than the left side, indicating that most values are clustered around the left.

Median

A statistical measure representing the middle value in a sorted, listed version of a set of numbers, effectively splitting the data set into two halves.

Mean

The average value of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all the values by the number of values.