Which measure of central tendency is most affected by outliers in the data set?
- All of them
- Mean
- Median
- Mode
The "Mean" or the average is the measure of central tendency that is most affected by outliers in a data set. The mean considers every value in the data set, and hence, extreme values (outliers) can significantly affect its value.
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