Why Is the Median at Times a Better Measure of Central

question 43

Multiple Choice

Why is the median at times a better measure of central tendency than the mean?

• A)It is more sensitive to extreme scores.
• B)It is less sensitive to extreme scores.
• C)It is based on more of the scores in the distribution than the mean.
• D)Both a. and c. explain why.

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