If the median of a data set is the same as its mean, the data distribution is:
Aalways strictly normal
Bapproximately symmetric around the centre
Cheavily skewed left
Dheavily skewed right
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. approximately symmetric around the centre
Mean = Median typically indicates approximate **symmetry** around the centre.
Skewness pulls them apart.
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