An Advantage of the Median Over the Mean Is That

question 68

Multiple Choice

An advantage of the median over the mean is that the median is

• A) easier to calculate.
• B) more sensitive to each of the sample scores.
• C) a measure of dispersion.
• D) less influenced by extreme scores..

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