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Which measure of central tendency is least affected by outliers?
Which measure of central tendency is least affected by outliers?
- Mean
- Median (correct)
- All are equally affected by outliers
- Mode
What is the interquartile range?
What is the interquartile range?
- The difference between the mean and median
- The difference between the smallest and largest observations
- The difference between the mode and median
- The difference between the lower and upper quartiles (correct)
Which measure of dispersion is most affected by outliers?
Which measure of dispersion is most affected by outliers?
- Standard deviation
- Range (correct)
- Interquartile range
- Variance
What is the mode used to determine?
What is the mode used to determine?
Which measure of dispersion is defined as the average squared deviation from the mean?
Which measure of dispersion is defined as the average squared deviation from the mean?
What is the purpose of quartiles?
What is the purpose of quartiles?
Which measure of central tendency is most resistant to the effects of outliers in a dataset?
Which measure of central tendency is most resistant to the effects of outliers in a dataset?
If a dataset has a significant positive skew, which measure of central tendency would provide the most accurate representation of the typical value?
If a dataset has a significant positive skew, which measure of central tendency would provide the most accurate representation of the typical value?
What is the difference between the calculation of the sample mean and the population mean?
What is the difference between the calculation of the sample mean and the population mean?
If the values in a dataset are symmetrically distributed around the mean, which measure of central tendency would be appropriate to use?
If the values in a dataset are symmetrically distributed around the mean, which measure of central tendency would be appropriate to use?
Which measure is used to quantify the spread of a dataset around the mean?
Which measure is used to quantify the spread of a dataset around the mean?
What is the interquartile range used to measure?
What is the interquartile range used to measure?
What statistical measure is used to describe the spread or dispersion of a dataset around its central value?
What statistical measure is used to describe the spread or dispersion of a dataset around its central value?
Which of the following measures the difference between the upper and lower quartiles, providing a measure of spread for the middle 50% of the data?
Which of the following measures the difference between the upper and lower quartiles, providing a measure of spread for the middle 50% of the data?
Which of these divides a dataset into four equal parts, allowing for analysis of the distribution of values?
Which of these divides a dataset into four equal parts, allowing for analysis of the distribution of values?
If a dataset has values that are significantly different from the rest of the data, what are these called?
If a dataset has values that are significantly different from the rest of the data, what are these called?
What statistical measure involves squaring the differences between each data point and the mean, then taking the average?
What statistical measure involves squaring the differences between each data point and the mean, then taking the average?
Which measure is resistant to the effects of outliers and provides a more robust estimate of spread for skewed distributions?
Which measure is resistant to the effects of outliers and provides a more robust estimate of spread for skewed distributions?
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