Which of the following is a reason people sometimes use mean or median to misrepresent the "average" of a set of data?

a.

In many data sets, the mean and median are always similar.

b.

In most data sets, the mean and median are always different.

c.

The median is meaningless but is often confused with the mean.

d.

In data sets with outliers, either the mean or median can be used to make the data set appear more favorable to their agenda.

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Mcintosh

19 November, 02:13

Which of the following is a reason people sometimes use mean or median to misrepresent the "average" of a set of data?

a.

In many data sets, the mean and median are always similar.

b.

In most data sets, the mean and median are always different.

c.

The median is meaningless but is often confused with the mean.

d.

In data sets with outliers, either the mean or median can be used to make the data set appear more favorable to their agenda.

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Mathew Ayers · Answer 1

The answer to this question is option D (In data sets with outliers, either the mean or median can be used to make the data set appear more favorable to their agenda