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When can it be determined that the mean is less than the median?

A. When the histogram is symmetric
B. When the histogram can be closely ap. Foximated by a normal curve.
C. When the histogram is negatively skewed.
D. When the histogram is positively skewed.

User Oposum
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Answer:

c. when the histogram is negatively skewed

Explanation:

median are resistant to outliers however the mean is not a negatively skewed histogram will affect the mean but not the median so the mean is less than the median for a histogram that is negatively skewed

User Aykut Saribiyik
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