For interval/ratio data that is very positively skewed (that is, there are a few cases with extremely high values), the value of the mean will be _____ the value of the median.
A) greater than
B) less than
C) the same as

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For very positively skewed data, the mean is pulled in the direction of the skew more than the median, resulting in the mean being greater than the median.

For Interval/ratio Data That Is Very Positively Skewed (That Is