When is the mean greater than the median in a set of data?

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When is the mean greater than the median in a set of data?

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2006-09-25 08:10:42 · 4 answers · asked by Jason M 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

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example:
number set:
1 2 3 8 9
mean = 4.6
median = 3

2006-09-25 08:14:20 · answer #1 · answered by B-Money 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

When there are large outliers (an outlier is one or two numbers that is very different from most of the data. Example: if the data is 3, 12, 12, 14, 15, 17, 31 then 3 and especially 31 would be outliers because they are much different than the other numbers).

2006-09-25 15:15:25 · answer #2 · answered by curious girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

When you have a large value point in your data set. For example; 2,46,8 10.

2006-09-25 15:15:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

When the data are skewed toward the high end.

2006-09-25 15:14:24 · answer #4 · answered by Angela M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋