When a Very Skewed Distribution Is Involved

question 7

Multiple Choice

When a very skewed distribution is involved,

• A)use the mode because the most frequently occurring score will be the point around which most scores will be located.
• B)use the median because it is more representative of most of the scores.
• C)use the mean because it will best represent the extreme scores in the tail.
• D)no measure of central tendency should be calculated.

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