For a data set,half of the observations are always greater than the ________.
A)median
B)mode
C)mean
D)standard deviation

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The median is the value that separates the lower and upper halves of a data set. Therefore, half of the observations in the data set are always greater than the median. The mode is the most frequently occurring value and may not be a representative measure of central tendency in skewed or multimodal distributions. The mean and standard deviation are affected by outliers, and therefore, may not be representative of the data set.

For a Data Set,half of the Observations Are Always Greater