Question

Which of the following statements is always true?
(A) The mean has an effect on extreme scores
(B) The median has an effect on extreme scores
(C) Extreme scores have an effect on the mean
() Extreme scores have an effect on the median​

Answer 1

Answer:

answer is=extreme score have an effect on the median

Answer 2

Answer:

Option (C) Extreme scores have an effect on the mean  is the correct statement .

Explanation:

• The mean is more "strong" than the median or mode since it is sensitive to all scores in a sample .

• Extreme data points have the most effects on the arithmetic mean.

• Since the median is less impacted by extreme values, it is preferable to use it as a measure of central tendency when one has highly skewed data.

Hence , Extreme scores have an effect on the mean .

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