Based on the box-and-whisker plot below(image attatched), what is the data distribution, and where is the mean located in relation to the median?     A     Symmetric, and the mean is approximately equal to the median.     B   Negatively skewed, and the mean is to the left of the median.     C   Negatively skewed, and the mean is to the right of the median.   D     Positively skewed, and the mean is to the left of the median.

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Based on the box-and-whisker plot below(image attatched), what is the data distribution, and where is the mean located in relation to the median?

 
 
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Symmetric, and the mean is approximately equal to the median.
 
 
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Negatively skewed, and the mean is to the left of the median.
 
 
C
 
Negatively skewed, and the mean is to the right of the median.
 
D
 
 
Positively skewed, and the mean is to the left of the median.
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Symmetric distribution: The first and third quartile of symmetric distribution are equidistant from median.

Positively skewed distribution: if the frequency curve is elongated towards right side then the third quartile goes away from the median as compared to the first quartile. accordingly for positively skew distribution (Q3 - Q1) > (Q2 - Q1).

Negatively skewed distribution: In case of negatively skew distribution left side tail of frequency curve is elongated, which influences the first quartile go to away from the median. this result into (Q3 - Q1) < (Q2 - Q1)

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