In the Ice Skating Competition in the Winter Olympics, Each

Multiple Choice

In the ice skating competition in the Winter Olympics, each skater's score is the average of the different judges' ratings. However, before this average is calculated, the lowest and the highest ratings among the judges are discarded. Which of the following is a reason why these scores are discarded?

A) to eliminate the effect of outliers
B) to change the mode of the distribution
C) to increase the variability of judges' ratings
D) to make the distribution more flat