The problem of extreme scores
Here is a skewed distribution with a mode of 3, a median of 4, and a mean of 4.8.In a distribution like this, the mean is pulled toward the extreme scores at the high end of the range.
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The problem of extreme scoresHere is a skewed distribution with a mode of 3, a median of 4, and a mean of 4.8.In a distribution like this, the mean is pulled toward the extreme scores at the high end of the range. | |
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| Since the median is not affected by these scores, it is probably a better measure of central tendency in this case. |