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MirandaLo

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on: Jul 8, 2018
Which of the following will be most affected by scores that are extremely high or extremely low?
 
  a. Mean
  b. Median
  c. Mode
  d. All of the above are affected equally.

Question 2

Which of the following measures would be helpful in interpreting the relationship of a particular score to the distribution?
 
  a. Frequency
  b. Mean
  c. Standard deviation
  d. Variance


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Tonyam972

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The mode and median are not affected by outliers as is the mean.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The standard deviation indicates the average deviation of a score from the mean in that particular sample.
The frequency tells how many times a score occurs in the distribution, not where it falls. The standard deviation indicates the average deviation of a score from the mean in that particular sample.
The mean is simply the average of the scores and would not indicate a relationship to the distribution of scores. The standard deviation indicates the average deviation of a score from the mean in that particular sample.
Variance is a calculated value and has no absolute value. The standard deviation indicates the average deviation of a score from the mean in that particular sample.


MirandaLo

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Excellent

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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