Because a mean may be influenced by high and low values,it may not be an accurate depiction of the "middle" of a set of scores.If you order the scores from lowest to highest and take the middle score,you may have a better sense of the midpoint of the distribution.If you do this,you will have calculated the:
A)mean
B)median
C)correlation coefficient
D)rate
E)all of these choices

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Taking the middle score after ordering the scores from lowest to highest is the calculation of the median, which gives a better sense of the midpoint of the distribution. The other options listed (mean, correlation coefficient, rate) do not involve ordering scores and taking the middle value.

Because a Mean May Be Influenced by High and Low