Which descriptive statistic would best portray the central tendency of the following distribution (1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 1000)?
A) The median
B) The mode
C) The variance
D) The mean

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The median is the best measure of central tendency for this distribution because it is not affected by the extreme value (1000). The median, being the middle value when the data is ordered, accurately represents the central tendency of the distribution without being skewed by outliers.

Which Descriptive Statistic Would Best Portray the Central Tendency of the Following