MEDIAN
Use the median to describe the middle of a set of data that does have an outlier.
Advantages:
• Extreme values (outliers) do not affect the median as strongly as they do the mean.
• Useful when comparing sets of data.
• It is unique - there is only one answer.
Disadvantages:
• Not as popular as mean.
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