Which of the Following Statements About Measures of the Center

question 76

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about measures of the center of a distribution of data is true?

• A)
• Neither the mean nor the median is strongly affected by an outlier in the data.
• B)
• The mean is strongly affected by an outlier in the data, but the median is not.
• C)
• The median is strongly affected by an outlier in the data, but the mean is not.
• D)
• Both the mean and the median are strongly affected by an outlier in the data.