A distribution with the mean lower than the median:
A) is a symmetrical distribution.
B) is a negatively skewed distribution.
C) is a positively skewed distribution.
D) is both a and b

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A distribution with the mean lower than the median is known as a negatively skewed distribution. In such a distribution, the tail of the curve is longer towards the left side and the mean is impacted by the extreme values on the left which pulls it towards the left. However, the median is not influenced by the extreme values and hence it is not affected by the negative skewness.

A Distribution with the Mean Lower Than the Median