Which term represents the most frequent score in a frequency distribution?
a. Mean
b. Mode
c. Median
d. Percentile
ANS: B
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A The mean as an average represents interval- and ratio-level data.
B The category with the highest frequency is the mode and is used often with nominal-level data.
C The median is the middle score or the score when 50% of the scores are above it and 50% of the scores are below it.
D Percentile represents the percentage of cases a given score exceeds.
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