In a distribution of sentence lengths in months like the following

Question

In a distribution of sentence lengths in months like the following - 6,12,10,18,240,360 - which statistic would a researcher not want to report?
A) standard deviation
B) mean
C) range
D) raw numbers

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The mean (average) would be significantly skewed by the two very high values (240 and 360), making it not representative of the majority of the data points.