A researcher collects scores measuring weight among school-age children who are in an obesity prevention program and notes that several students are morbidly obese with most students falling within or below the 85th percentile for weight.The scores from the morbidly obese children will affect which measure of central tendency the most?
A) Mean
B) Median
C) Mode
D) All the above are affected equally.

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The mode and median are not as affected by outliers as is the mean.The other three statements are incorrect.

A Researcher Collects Scores Measuring Weight Among School-Age Children Who