In a Distribution of Test Scores,which Measure of Central Tendency

question 56

Multiple Choice

In a distribution of test scores,which measure of central tendency would likely be the most affected by a couple of extremely high scores?

• A) median
• B) mode
• C) standard deviation
• D) mean

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