Question 5.79
49. Figure 5.36 shows a smooth curve used to describe a distribution that is not symmetric. The mean and median do not coincide. Which of the points marked is the mean of the distribution, and which is the median? Explain your answer.
Figure 5.38: Figure 5.36 For Exercise 49, a curve describing a left-skewed distribution.
49.
The distribution is left-skewed, so the mean is pulled toward the long tail. Therefore, A is the mean and Bis the median, as shown in the diagram.
