Question 1
This measure of central tendency provides the value that is most frequently occurring in a data set
a. mode |
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b. median |
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c. mean |
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d. distribution |
Question 2
This measure of central tendency can be affected by outliers
a. mode |
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b. median |
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c. mean |
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d. distribution |
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e. A and B |
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f. A, B, and C |
Question 3
Data sets can have more than one mode
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b. False |
Question 4
There are how many measures of central tendency available for categorical data?
a. one |
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b. two |
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c. three |
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d. four |
Question 5
This measure of central tendency is available to ratio data
a. mode |
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b. median |
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c. mean |
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d. distribution |
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e. A and B |
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f. A, B, and C |
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