Arithmetic Mean is___________affected by extreme values?
Correct answer: B. Highly
- A. Not
- B. Highly
- C. Less
- D. None of these
Explanation
Arithmetic mean uses every value, so an unusually large or small observation pulls the mean toward itself. This makes the arithmetic mean highly affected by extreme values compared with the median.
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