For the data 2, 4, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12 which of the following statements is correct?

The seven values total 42, so the mean is 42 ÷ 7 = 6. The 4th of the seven ordered values is 5, so the median is 5, and 4 is the only repeated value, so the mode is 4. Hence mean (6) > median (5) > mode (4), the ordering typical of data with a tail stretching to the right — here the single large value 12 pulls the mean up while leaving the median and the mode where they are.