The Mean Is a Particularly Useful Statistic When There Is

question 14

True/False

The mean is a particularly useful statistic when there is great disparity in a distribution.

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Definitions:

Exosystems

A layer in Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory referring to settings that indirectly influence an individual, such as parents' workplaces.

Macrosystems

The broadest context in ecological systems theory, encompassing societal norms, values, and laws that influence an individual's development.

Nuclear Families

Families consisting of parents (including single parents) and their children.

Extended Families

Families in which not only parents and their children but other kin—grandparents, cousins, nieces and nephews, or more distant family relations—share a household.