Which of the Following Is True of the Mean

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the mean?

• A) It is a qualitative measure.
• B) It is greatly affected by the addition and deletion of data.
• C) It is the distance between the smallest and largest values in a set of responses.
• D) It can be distorted if extreme values are included in a distribution.
• E) It is the value that appears in a distribution most often.

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Definitions:

Contributed Capital

The total value of the cash and other assets received by a company from its shareholders in exchange for stock, also known as paid-in capital.

Preferred Stock

A class of ownership in a corporation with a higher claim on assets and earnings than common stock, often paying fixed dividends.

Callable Preferred Stock

A type of preferred stock that gives the issuer the right to redeem the stock at a predetermined price after a certain date.

Convertible Preferred Stock

A type of preferred stock that gives the holder the option to convert it into a specified number of common stock shares, usually at any time after a predetermined date.