Which of the following descriptive statistics is not affected by extreme values in a distribution?
A) Mean
B) Median
C) Standard deviation
D) Variance

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The median is not affected by extreme values because it only takes into account the middle value(s) of a distribution, whereas the mean, standard deviation, and variance are all heavily influenced by outliers or extreme values.

Which of the Following Descriptive Statistics Is Not Affected by Extreme