In a distribution that is positively skewed,what is the relationship between the measures of central tendency?
A) The mean, the median, and the mode are equal.
B) The mean is greater than the median, which is greater than the mode.
C) The mean is greater than the mode, which is greater than the median.
D) The standard deviation is larger than the variance, which is larger than the range.

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In a positively skewed distribution, the mean is typically greater than the median, and the median is greater than the mode, due to the long tail on the right side of the distribution pulling the mean to a higher value than the median and mode.

In a Distribution That Is Positively Skewed,what Is the Relationship