for asymetric distribution , what would the mean and the median be?

Question

for asymetric distribution , what would the mean and the median be?

Answer 1

For a distribution skewed to the left, the mean tends to be less than the median. The opposite seems to be true when the distribution is skewed to the right.

 

Skewed to the right                       Skewed to the left

3|1 1 2 7 8                                  1|0

4|2 3 9                                        2|

5|1 1                                           3|2

6|                                                4|7 7 7 

7|2                                              5|2 2 3 4

8|                                                6|0 5 6 7 8 8 9