Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The median is the measure of central tendency most affected by outliers.
2. If the mean is greater than the mode we know that more cases with higher values
exist.
3. Median is defined as the value of the middle case in rank ordered.
4. Mean is defined as the mathematical average for population data.
5. Mode is defined as the value or number that occurs most often in a distribution of


1.False
2.True
3.True
4.True
5.True

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