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Question 19 of 25What are the more appropriate measures of center and spread for this dataset?000:oooo000000000Select two choices: one for the center and one for the spread.I A: Better measure of spread: interquartile range (IQR)O B. Better measure of center: medianI c. Better measure of spread: standard deviationD. Better measure of center: mean

Question 19 of 25What are the more appropriate measures of center and spread for this-example-1

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Measures of center:

The mean is usually the better measure of center, however, this measure is greatly affected by extreme values (very low or very high values). If the data set is strongly skewed or has extreme values, the mean will be affected and won't reflect the true center of the said data set.

The median separates the data set in halves and is not affected by extreme values.

Given that this data set is strongly skewed to the left, the best measure of center will be the median.

Measures of dispersion:

The standard deviation is usually the most preferable measure of dispersion. But, one of

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