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22west:

Which measure of central tendency is MOST EASILY affected by outliers? A) mean B) median C) mode D) IQR

22west:

@psirockin2 @Ultrilliam @pandasurvive

pandasurvive:

A value that "lies outside" (is much smaller or larger than) most of the other values in a set of data.

22west:

that would be outlier

pandasurvive:

Ik :D

22west:

i need an explanation

Ultrilliam:

mean.

Ultrilliam:

I think

pandasurvive:

Mean or median for sure

Ultrilliam:

Due to it changing if a number is much larger or much smaller drastically.

22west:

that would be mean then?

Ultrilliam:

lets say the dataset is 9 4 2 8 2 4 7 2 2104 that 2104 will drastically change the number

Ultrilliam:

yes it would be mean.

22west:

ok thank you i have more so dont leave

22west:

Suppose you are investigating which hamburger condiment is most popular in a school cafeteria. Which measure of central tendency would you MOST LIKELY use to analyze the data you collect? A) mean B) median C) mode D) range

Ultrilliam:

please open it up on another question, thank you.

psirockin2:

mode, you're trying to find what is most popular

Ultrilliam:

bruh ._.

22west:

thank you 1 more

psirockin2:

sorry ultri

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