The Median Is Typically the BEST Choice for a Measure

question 22

Multiple Choice

The median is typically the BEST choice for a measure of central tendency when:

• A) the data set is very skewed, but only if to the right.
• B) the data set has normally distributed values.
• C) there are a handful of high and low numbers.
• D) the data set is very skewed, but only if to the left.

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