Use the following data to answer this question: 10, 9, 7, 7, 6, 5, 4, 2, 1. What measure of central tendency would change most if the highest score were 25 instead of 10?
A) range.
B) mean.
C) median.
D) mode.
E) standard deviation.

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The mean would change the most because it is sensitive to outliers. By increasing the highest score from 10 to 25, the overall average (mean) of the data set would be greatly impacted.

Use the Following Data to Answer This Question: 10, 9