Which of the following is a difference between a mean and a median?
A) A mean divides the data half above it and half below it; a median does not.
B) A median is not affected by outliers; a mean is affected by outliers.
C) A mean is an observation that occurs most frequently; a median is the average of all observations.
D) A median is not meaningful for ratio data; a mean is meaningful to ratio data.

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The median is the middle value in a data set when it is ordered from smallest to largest and is less sensitive to extreme values (outliers) than the mean, which is the average of all values in the data set.

Which of the Following Is a Difference Between a Mean