Question

Which type of average is most affected by extreme values in the data?

• A. Mean
• B. Mode
• C. Median
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Mean

Arithmetic mean refers to the average amount in a given group of data. It is defined as the summation of all the observation in the data which is divided by the number of observations in the data. Therefore, mean is affected by the extreme values because it includes all the data in a series.