Which of the following types of conditions is most likely to render a midrange value useless?
A) having repetitious values in the data set
B) having the data arranged from least to greatest in value
C) having a small sample size
D) having extreme values in a data

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Midrange is the arithmetic mean of the largest and smallest values in a data set. If there are extreme values present in the data, they can skew the mean towards one end, making the midrange value useless as a measure of central tendency.

Which of the Following Types of Conditions Is Most Likely