The median.
A)does not exist for a bimodal distribution
B)is not affected by extreme scores in the tails of a distribution
C)is the most frequently occurring score in a distribution
D)cannot be calculated if a distribution is either positively or negatively skewed

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The median is not affected by extreme scores in the tails of a distribution, making it a better measure of central tendency than the mean in skewed distributions. The median is the middle score in a distribution when the scores are ordered from lowest to highest, and it can still be calculated even if the distribution is bimodal. The mode refers to the most frequently occurring score, which is not always the same as the median. Skewness does not affect the calculation of the median.

The Median