A comic-strip writer churns out a different number of comic strips each day. For 16 days, the writer logged the number of comic strips written each day (sorted low to high): {1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7}. If the writer writes for one more day and comes up with 8 new comic strips, how will the skew be affected?

The distribution will be skewed to the negative side.

The distribution will be skewed to the positive side.

The distribution will have the same mean and median.

The distribution will have a mean lower than the median.

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A comic-strip writer churns out a different number of comic strips each day. For 16 days, the writer logged the number of comic strips written each day (sorted low to high): {1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7}. If the writer writes for one more day and comes up with 8 new comic strips, how will the skew be affected?

The distribution will be skewed to the negative side.

The distribution will be skewed to the positive side.

The distribution will have the same mean and median.

The distribution will have a mean lower than the median.

anonymous · Answer

Correct answer please anyone help

anonymous · Answer

@e.cociuba can you help?

anonymous · Answer

I think it third one but not sure for my study guide.

anonymous · Answer

the distribution will be skewed to positive side

anonymous · Answer

Thank you @Arnab09

anonymous · Answer

you are most welcome :)

e.cociuba · Answer

Well at least explain please..@Arnab09

anonymous · Answer

Because it going 1 2 3 4 5 so it postive...

e.cociuba · Answer

Then y did u say the third?

anonymous · Answer

in positively skewed distribution, mean>median..
in this case, it is
also, it can be analysed by simple fact that the new value is greater than all existing values, so the mean is higher