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Eduncle posted an MCQ
October 18, 2019 • 15:53 pm 0 points
  • UGC NET
  • Economics

For a moderately skewed distribution, the value of mode is 10 and value of median is 20. Then the mean is

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    Eduncle Best Answer

    If the pattern of data distribution is a bit skewed, instead being normal; the relationship 3 Median = 2 Mean + Mode holds.
    Therefore using the above formula,
    Or, 3(20) = 2(Mean) + 10
    Or, 60 = 2(Mean) + 10
    Or, 50 = 2(Mean)
    Or, Mean = 50/2 = 25

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