Which measure of central tendency is most affected by outliers?
Measures of Central Tendency

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Mode
Median
Mean
Interquartile Range
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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If you want to find the middle value of a data set, which measure should you use?
Mean
Median
Mode
Range
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In a data set of t-shirt sizes, which measure would help you determine the most popular size?
Median
Mode
Interquartile Range
Mean
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When comparing salaries, why might the median be preferred over the mean?
The median considers all values
The median is always higher
The median is easier to calculate
The median is not affected by outliers
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the interquartile range used to measure?
The most frequent value
The range of the middle 50% of data
The middle value
The average value
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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How is the mean absolute deviation calculated?
By finding the middle value of the data set
By averaging the distances of each value from the mean
By finding the difference between the highest and lowest values
By identifying the most frequent value
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which measure would you use to describe how spread out a data set is?
Mean
Median
Mode
Range
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