Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The mean is defined as the sum of a series of observations, divided by the number of observations of an array.
2. When data are missing, a common practice is to estimate their values and include them in data analysis.
3. Problems pertaining to the data can complicate calculations of the mean.
4. The median should always be used when a few very large or very small values affect estimates of the mean.
5. The location of the median is half the distance from the observation with the average value.
1.true
2.false
3.true
4.true
5.false
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