QUESTION 20 Researchers who are interested in reporting a measure of central tendency to describe the income distribution in NYC, which is highly skewed, would be best served to use ________. a. The mode b. The median c. The mean d. Cannot be determined for a skewed distribution
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The mode might not be very informative either, as it only represents the most frequent income level and does not provide much information about the overall distribution. The median, on the other hand, is less sensitive to extreme values and provides a better Show more…
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