When Summarizing Heavily Skewed Data, the Best Measure of Central

question 19

Multiple Choice

When summarizing heavily skewed data, the best measure of central tendency is:

• A)median.
• B)mean.
• C)mode.
• D)standard deviation.
• E)correlation.

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Definitions:

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