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What does it mean when the average is less than the median?

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This is common for a distribution that is skewed to the right (that is, bunched up toward the left and with a "tail" stretching toward the right). Similarly, a distribution that is skewed to the left (bunched up toward the right with a "tail" stretching toward the left) typically has a mean smaller than its median.
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