What is an "arithmetic mean" ? Does it have the same meaning as the word "average"? Explain b) The average of a data set is influenced by extreme values while the median is not. In other words, the median is not resistant to outliers but t

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a) What is an "arithmetic mean" ? Does it have the same meaning as the word "average"? Explain

b) The average of a data set is influenced by extreme values while the median is not. In other words, the median is not resistant to outliers but the average is. True or False. Discuss and offer examples

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