alleryFor incomes 10, 12, 14, 16 and 200 (in thousands), which average best shows the middle?
ARange
BMean
CMode
DMedian
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Median
The extreme value 200 pulls the mean to 50.4, while the median stays at 14.
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