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1.    Which measure/s of central tendency is easily affected by an extreme score?*1 pointa. Mean and modeb. b. Meanc. c. Moded. d. Median

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Which measure/s of central tendency is easily affected by an extreme score?

1 point

  • a. Mean and mode
  • b. Mean
  • c. Mode
  • d. Median
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The measure of central tendency that is easily affected by an extreme score is the mean.

  1. Mean: This is the average of a data set, and it is calculated by summing all the values and dividing by the number of values. Because every score contributes to the total, extreme scores (outliers) can significantly distort the mean.

  2. Mode: The mode is the most frequently occurring value in a dataset. It is not influenced by extreme scores because it only concerns the frequency of occurrences, not the value of the data.

  3. Median: The median is the middle value when the data is sorted in order. It is generally unaffected by extreme values, as it only considers the central position.

Thus, the correct answer is b. Mean.

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