Question

If the data contains an extreme value,
the suitable average is:​

Answer 1

Answer:

Arithmetic mean refers to the average amount in a given group of data. It is defined as the summation of all the observation in the data which is divided by the number of observations in the data. Therefore, mean is affected by the extreme values because it includes all the data in a series.

Answer 2

Answer:

Concept:

Average is the sum of all values divided by the total number of observations

given:

The data contains an extreme value

To Find:

If the data is affected by the extreme value

Step-by-step explanation:

as per the concept the average will definitely be affected by the extreme values as the number of observations do not change but the sum is increased or decreased by the extreme value.

Hence , the average will shift a bit towards the average value then the original average.