Please identify and define three measures of central tendency. Use an example for why you might want to calculate all three measures.

What will be an ideal response?


The mean is the average value in a batch of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum by the number of observations. The median is the middle observation in an ordered list of numbers. The mode is the most frequently observed value in a batch of numbers. The mean, median, and mode all describe the typical case.

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a) range b) standard deviation c) mode d) mean

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What are federal mandates?

A. They are rules for operation in the Supreme Court. B. They are requirements attached to state laws to dispense state grants. C. They are requirements in federal legislation that force states to comply with federal rules. D. They are accompanied by federal funding to cover costs of the mandate. E. They are unconstitutional acts by the states.

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Gitlowv. New York, in which the Supreme Court held that freedom of speech and of the press are fundamental liberties protected by the Fourteenth Amendment from impairment by the states, began the development of the __________ doctrine

a. eminent domain b. free exercise c. establishment d. incorporation

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For a large part of its history, the United States pursued a policy of assimilation with regard to immigrants and different ethnic groups

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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