Question

(b) In which of the following examples is the median the preferred measure of central tendency? Select all that apply. □ A. □ B. □ C. The distribution of the number of children in a household The distribution of heights of men The distribution of annual household income The distribution of gas milage in cars currently in production The mean is always preferred to the median. D. □ E.

Answer 1

Median is the preferred measure of central tendency when: There are a few extreme scores in the distribution of the data or when there some missing or undetermined values in your data. If there is an open-ended distribution or you have data measured on an ordinal scale. So, option A and C are correct. A. The distribution of the number of children in a household. c. The distribution of annual household income