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The question in the textbook says: "One study mentioned in an article that 90% of the...

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"One study mentioned in an article that 90% of the studentsscored above the national average on standardized tests. Using yourknowledge on mean, median and mode, explain why the school reportsare incorrect. Does your analysis change if the term "average"refers to mean? To median? Explain what effect this misinformationmight have on the perception of the nation's schools."

I really do not know how to answer this question, pleasehelp.

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Mean is affected by outliers whereas median is not affected by outliers So if the distribution of scores of students is nearly symmetrical both mean as well as median are proper measures of Central Tendency    See Answer
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