Mathematics
Grade6
Easy

Question

________ is a good measure of center when the data contains an outlier?

  1. Mean
  2. Median
  3. Mode
  4. Average

hintHint:

Note that, if an outlier is present, the median is a better measure.

The correct answer is: Median


    Step 1 of 1:
    If there is an outlier(s) present in a dataset then the median is the better choice. Since the mean is calculated based on all the observations in the dataset but in the case of the median, only the middle most values are concerned after sorting.
    So, median is a good measure of the center when the data contains an outlier.
    Final Answer:
    The right choice is-- c. Median

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