Asked by Sandtaner M. Anthony on Sep 23, 2024

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Which of the following summary measures is sensitive to extreme values?

A) The median
B) The interquartile range
C) The mean
D) The first quartile

Extreme Values

Data points that are significantly higher or lower than the majority of the data in a dataset.

Interquartile Range

A measure of variability, based on dividing a data set into quartiles, that describes the middle 50% of the distribution.

  • Discern between sensitive measures and those less impacted by extreme values within a dataset.
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Deepanshu Arpure1 day ago
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
The mean is sensitive to extreme values because it incorporates every value in the dataset, so outliers can significantly affect it.