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serike

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on: Jun 20, 2018
The median has at least one advantage over the mean in that
 
  a. it is not much affected by extreme scores.
  b. it is easier to calculate than the mode.
  c. it is usually closer to the population mean than the mode.
  d. it varies less from sample to sample.

Question 2

If we were interested in studying salaries in the National Basketball Association, the least useful measure of the typical salary would be
 
  a. the median.
  b. the mode.
  c. the range.
  d. the mean.


yeungji

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

A

Answer to Question 2

D


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