Which of the following is not a property of the mean?
A) The mean is sensitive to the exact value of all the scores.
B) The sum of the deviations about the mean equals zero.
C) The sum of the squared deviations about the mean is a minimum.
D) The mean is most subject to sampling variation.
E) The mean is most affected by extreme scores.

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The mean is subject to sampling variation, but it is not the most subject to it. The choice that is not a property of the mean is D, which is related to the concept of sampling variability. The other choices (A, B, C, and E) are all properties of the mean.

Which of the Following Is Not a Property of the Mean