Under Which of the Following Circumstances Is the Median a Much

question 158

Multiple Choice

Under which of the following circumstances is the median a much better indicator of most people's scores than the mean is?

• A) Most scores were low but a few scores were very high.
• B) The scores follow the normal distribution.
• C) The mean score is larger than the standard deviation.
• D) The mean is equal to the mode.

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