Summary Statistics for a Quantitative Variable

AP Statistics· difficulty 3/5

For a strongly skewed distribution, the better summary is

A
$z-score$
B
$Median and IQR$
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C
$Mode and range$
D
$Mean and SD$

Explanation

Median/IQR are resistant; mean/SD are misleading under heavy skew.

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