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Which measure is not a suitable choice when outliers are present?

AThe mode
BThe mid
CThe max
DThe mean
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The mean
1. An extreme value shifts a total, and so shifts an average. 2. One measure is computed from the total. 3. Mean is not a suitable choice if there are outliers in the data. 4. So the answer is the mean. _Source: syllabus Computer Science, Ch 7 'Understanding Data'_
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