PS - Mean and Median comparison

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PS - Mean and Median comparison

by karthikpandian19 » Sat Jul 21, 2012 12:02 am
If the variables P, Q, and R can be equal only to integers between and inclusive, with frequencies indicated by the shaded regions above, for which of the frequency distributions is the mean equal to the median?
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by theCEO » Sat Jul 21, 2012 2:00 am
For symmetric distribution, the mean is equal to the median. Therefore P and Q are the answers.