The mean of the distribution of number of days in hospital i

The mean of the distribution of number of days in hospital is 10 and the median is 18, the shape of the distribution is

Solution

As

Mean = 10

Median = 18

Then

Mean < Median.

If Mean < Median, then it is

OPTION B: NEGATIVE SKEW. [ANSWER]

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Otherwise, if Mean > Median, it is positive skew.