When a distribution is skewed,which of the following descriptive statistics would offer the best measure of central tendency?
A)Mean
B)Median
C)Standard deviation
D)Range

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When the distribution is skewed, the mean is influenced by extreme values and may not be a good measure of central tendency. In this case, the median, which is the middle value, is a better measure of central tendency. Therefore, the best choice is the median (choice B). The standard deviation (choice C) and range (choice D) are not measures of central tendency, but rather measures of dispersion.

When a Distribution Is Skewed,which of the Following Descriptive Statistics