Exercise

Mean, median and mode.

Mean, median and mode are all measures of the average. In a perfect normal distribution the mean, median and mode values are identical, but when the data is skewed this changes. In the the graph on the right which of the following statements are most accurate?

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Possible answers

The mode is higher than the mean. It makes most sense to use the median to measure central tendency.

The mean is higher than the mode. It makes most sense to use the mean to measure central tendency.

The median is higher than the mode. It makes most sense to use the mode to measure central tendency