The Mean Is Not Overly Affected by Extreme Scores, Unless

question 4

Multiple Choice

The mean is not overly affected by extreme scores, unless

• A) the extreme scores are all in one direction
• B) the extreme scores are in both directions
• C) the number of extreme scores is fewer than 5
• D) all of these

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