A data set has a MEDIAN of 64 and a MEAN of 60. Because the mean is pulled below the median, the distribution is:

Correct answer: B. Negatively (left) skewed

• A. In a symmetric distribution the mean ≈ median.
• B. Correct. Mean < median indicates a left (negative) skew (a tail of low values pulls the mean down).
• C. Right skew would give mean > median.
• D. Skew direction, not modality, is indicated by the mean–median relationship.

Note: The recall simply gave the values; this item tests interpreting the mean–median relationship.