The Most Important Reason That the Median Is Preferred to the Mean

question 21

Multiple Choice

The most important reason that the median is preferred to the mean is

• A)it is more useful than the mean in inferential statistics
• B)it is an unbiased estimator of the population median value
• C)it is a more accurate measure of central tendency in highly skewed distributions
• D)it is a better measure of variation

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