When the distribution is symmetric, which of the following are always equal?
A) mean and mode
B) median and mode
C) mean and median
D) mean, median, and mode

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When the distribution is symmetric, the mean, median, and mode are all at the same point on the distribution. However, the mode may not always be unique, so it is not always equal to the mean or median. Therefore, the only choice that is always true when the distribution is symmetric is that the mean and median are equal.

When the Distribution Is Symmetric, Which of the Following Are