This distribution has a mean of 7.2, a median of 7.0, and a mode of 6.0. At what point along the X-axis would this distribution balance?
7.2
0.0
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The balance point is always the mean. In this case, the balance point is 7.2?
When will the median be the balance point?
The mean is always the balance point. When the distribution is symmetric, the median equals the mean and will therefore be the balance point.
true
true
when the distribution is symmetric
false
never
false
when the distribution has a positive skew
false
when the distribution has a negative skew