A financial analyst studies the distribution of taxable incomes among a group of individuals and finds it is highly skewed to the left. Which statement best describes the characteristics of this distribution?

In a left-skewed distribution, the long tail extends toward lower values and pulls the mean downward. The median is less affected by extreme values, so it is typically greater than the mean. Therefore, “The median is greater than the mean” is the best description.

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