Question

use the measures of center flow chart interactive to answer the following question. a data set consists of 100 amounts of annual income (dollars) and there are two outliers that are exceptionally high. which measure of center appears to be best? choose the correct answer below. \\(\bigcirc\\) a. mean \\(\bigcirc\\) b. median \\(\bigcirc\\) c. mode \\(\bigcirc\\) d. midrange

Explanation:

The mean is affected by outliers (high or low values) as it uses all data points. The median is the middle value when data is ordered, so it's resistant to outliers. The mode is the most frequent value, not ideal for income data with outliers. The midrange is (max + min)/2, also affected by outliers. Since there are high outliers, median is best.

Answer:

B. Median