explain the advantages and disadvantages of using the mean, mode and median to summarize the center of a distribution
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- It takes into account all the values in the distribution, making it a more representative measure of the center. - It is sensitive to changes in the data, making it useful for detecting outliers. Disadvantages: - It can be affected by extreme values or Show more…
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