All of the following are appropriate and common ways to handle extreme scores EXCEPT

A) exclude the participant from the analysis.
B) use a rank-order test.
C) use a t test for dependent means.
D) recode the extreme score so that it is just slightly higher than the next highest score.


Answer: C

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