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PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!

Is the mean greater than, less than, or equal to the median? Explain your reasoning.

PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!! Is the mean greater than, less than, or equal to the median? Explain-example-1
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Answer:

Equal

Explanation:

The median is the midmoint of all points (as many values below as above this value). The mean is the (sum of values) / (count of values). Since every value has the exact same count, the mean and median will be the same.

User Banghua Zhao
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Answer:

equal to

Step-by-step:

Again, the mean reflects the slanted the most.

To summarize, generally if the distribution of data is slanted to the left, the mean is less than the median, which is often less than the mode. If the distribution of data is slanted to the right, the mode is often less than the median, which is less than the mean.

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