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1. The main weakness of the sample median is that it is determined mainly by the middle
points in a sample :
True
False
2. The main weakness of the sample median is that is oversensitive to the actual numeric
values of the remaining data points
True
False
3. Compared to range, percentiles are less sensitive to extreme observations
True
False
4. Only base 10 and e (natural number) can be used to complete logarithms for the geometric
mean
True
False
5. The sample median is defined differently when the sample size n is even and odd
True
False
6. For positively skewed distributions, the arithmetic mean tends to be larger than the median
True
False
7. The range is very sensitive to extreme observations
True
False
8. For positively skewed distributions, the arithmetic mean tends to be smaller than the
median
True
False
9. The range is less sensitive to extreme observations
True
False
10. Compared to range, percentiles are not greatly affected by the sample size n
True
False
11. The geometric mean is same regardless of which base is used
True
False
12. The arithmetic mean is oversensitive only to very large values
True
False
13. Any base can be used to compute logarithms for the geometric mean
True
False
14. The range tends to be larger as the sample size n increases
True
False
15. The geometric mean is depend on which base is used
True
False
16. The variance and arithmetic are in the same units
True
False
17. For negatively skewed distributions, the arithmetic mean tends to be larger than the median
True
False
18. For negatively skewed distributions, the arithmetic mean tends to be smaller than the
median
True
False
19. The standard deviations and the arithmetic are in the same units
True
False