Question
For a dataset, if the mean is 100 and the median is 90, the distribution is most likely:
Solution
In a positively skewed distribution, the mean is pulled in the direction of the long tail (towards higher values), so the mean is typically greater than the median. Here, Mean (100) > Median (90), indicating positive skew.
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