Why is it inappropriate to report the mean of interval or ratio data that contain outliers?
a. Because outliers can only occur in nominal and ordinal data
b. Because interval or ratio data with outliers should be summarized with the mode instead
c. Because the mean is never appropriate to use with interval or ratio data
d. Because outliers pull the mean toward the outlier(s)
Ans: D
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