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fahad

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Why is the median unaffected by extreme scores occurring in only one tail of the distribution?
 
  a. Because the median ignores the mathematical values of the scores.
  b. Because the median takes into account the actual values of all the scores.
  c. Because the median is only one point in the whole distribution.
  d. Because the median is based only on how frequently the median score occurs.

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In an effort to quit smoking, Pat began eating butterscotch hard candies. For the month of September, if Pat ate a total of 720 pieces of candy, what was the daily average of butterscotch candies consumed?
 
  a. 25.71 c. 23.23
  b. 24 d. 7.20


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meganlapinski

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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Reply #2 on: Jun 20, 2018
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