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Joshua Walker (Grade 12)
on Nov 07, 2024
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All of the following are a weakness of the median EXCEPT which one?
A) It is affected by outliers.
B) It cannot be used to test a hypothesis.
C) It may not describe bimodal distributions.
D) It is not based on all the scores in a data set.
Median
The middle value of a data set when it is ordered from smallest to largest, or the average of the two middle values when the dataset has an even number of observations.
Outliers
Observations in a dataset that fall far outside the range of values of other observations, potentially skewing the results or analysis.
- Recognize and explain the effects of outliers on measures of central tendency.
- Understand the implications of using median, mean, and mode for data analysis and hypothesis testing.
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Learning Objectives
- Recognize and explain the effects of outliers on measures of central tendency.
- Understand the implications of using median, mean, and mode for data analysis and hypothesis testing.