Question 316013: The median can be a more appropriate measure of central tendency than the mean if the distribution of the data is extremely skewed.
A. False
B. True
C. It doesn’t matter, when data are skewed the mean and the median are the same
D. It doesn’t matter, when data are skewed the mean, median, and mode are the same
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The median can be a more appropriate measure of central tendency than the mean if the distribution of the data is extremely skewed.
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True
If there is a lorge skew number it pulls the mean away from the
center of the distribution.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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A. False
B. True
C. It doesn’t matter, when data are skewed the mean and the median are the same
D. It doesn’t matter, when data are skewed the mean, median, and mode are the same
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