Shapes of distributions:

Comparing the mean and median

Symmetric Bell-Shaped:

There are no outliers/extreme values to affect the mean.

median = mean
Positively Skewed: (or skewed to the right)

There are outliers/extreme values on the upper end of the scale.

These large outliers cause an

increase in the mean, pulling it
towards the right end of the scale.

median ¿ mean
Negatively Skewed: (or skewed to the left)

There are outliers/extreme values on the lower end of the scale.

These small outliers cause a

decrease in the mean, pulling it
towards the left end of the scale.

mean ¿ median