What Is an Advantage of the Mean as a Measure

question 34

Multiple Choice

What is an advantage of the mean as a measure of central tendency?

• A) It is not influenced by extreme scores
• B) It is representative even when there is extreme skewness
• C) It is very stable from sample to sample
• D) It can be used with nominal variables

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