CompTIA Data+ DA0-002 (V2) Practice Question

The correct answer is the median. In a dataset with a skewed distribution, such as salary data with a few very high earners, the median is the most appropriate measure of central tendency. The median represents the middle value and is not significantly affected by extreme outliers. The mean would be pulled upwards by the high executive salaries, giving a misleadingly high representation of a 'typical' salary. The standard deviation is a measure of data dispersion or spread around the mean, not a measure of central tendency. The mode, which is the most frequent value, is often not suitable for continuous data like salaries and may not provide a meaningful 'typical' value.