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Choose the BEST reason for using the median as the measure of central tendency.
The data contains one or more outliers.
The dataset contains qualitative data.
The dataset contains a lot of fractions and decimals.
The dataset can only be summarized by the average.
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The data contains one or more outliers.
Explanation: the median is resistant to extreme values (outliers) and better represents the center for skewed distributions, whereas the mean is pulled toward outliers.
Explanation: the median is resistant to extreme values (outliers) and better represents the center for skewed distributions, whereas the mean is pulled toward outliers.
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