Which measures of central location and variability are considered to be resistant to extreme values?
A)The mean and standard deviation.
B)The mode and variance.
C)The median and interquartile range.
D)None of these choices.

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The median and interquartile range are considered to be resistant to extreme values because they are based on the middle 50% of the data, rather than the whole dataset like the mean and standard deviation. The mode and variance can be influenced by extreme values as well, so they are not considered resistant.

Which Measures of Central Location and Variability Are Considered to Be