Question

a school creates a histogram representing the individual travel times for students riding the bus to school. the histogram is right - skewed, and the mean time is 25 minutes. which statement best describes the possible value of the median time of students riding the bus to school? the median time is less than 25 minutes. the median time is exactly equal to 25 minutes. the median time is approximately equal to 25 minutes. the median time is greater than 25 minutes.

Explanation:

Step1: Recall property of skewed - data

In a right - skewed distribution, the tail is on the right side. The mean is pulled in the direction of the tail. The median is less affected by extreme values in the tail.

Step2: Compare mean and median

Since the distribution is right - skewed and the mean is 25 minutes, the median is less than the mean.

Answer:

The median time is less than 25 minutes.