Which is more affected by extreme observations, the mean or median? And how about the standard deviation or IQR? mean, standard deviation mean, IQR median, standard deviation median, IQR
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Between the mean and median, the mean is more affected by extreme observations. This is because the mean is calculated by summing all the values and dividing by the number of values. Therefore, if there is an extremely high or low value, it can significantly Show more…
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