Asked by Heather Nguyen on Sep 28, 2024

Which measure of central tendency is most sensitive to (or most influenced by) extreme scores in a distribution

A)  median
B)  medium 
C)  mode
D)  mean

Central Tendency

Statistical measures that summarize a data set by identifying the central position within that data set, commonly using mean, median, and mode.

Extreme Scores

Statistical outliers in a data set that are significantly higher or lower than most of the data.

  • Understand different measures of central tendency and their sensitivity to extreme scores.