Consider the following distribution: (3, 4, 5, 2, 256). What would be the most representative measure of central tendency for you to report?
A)The mean
B)The mode
C)The range
D)The standard deviation
E)The median

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The median is the most representative measure of central tendency for this distribution because it is less affected by the outlier (256) than the mean would be. The median, in this case, is 4, which more accurately reflects the central tendency of the majority of the data points compared to the mean, which would be significantly higher due to the outlier.

Consider the Following Distribution: (3, 4, 5, 2, 256)