When considering measures of central tendency,the presence of outliers would indicate that the mean may not be a good representation.

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Shreya Srivastava · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : True, Explanation :  Outliers can significantly affect the mean, pulling it towards extreme values and making it an inaccurate representation of the central tendency of the data. In such cases, the median may be a better representative measure of central tendency.

When considering measures of central tendency,the presence of outliers would indicate that the mean may not be a good representation.

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