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
Question
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
Solution
The measure of central tendency that is easily affected by an extreme score is the mean. This is because the mean is calculated by adding all the scores and then dividing by the number of scores. If there is an extreme score, it can greatly increase or decrease the sum, thus affecting the mean. The mode and median are not as easily affected by extreme scores. The mode is the most frequently occurring score and the median is the middle score when all scores are arranged in numerical order. Therefore, the answer is b. Mean.
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