Describe circumstances in which mean, median, and mode are best used as measures of central tendency, providing at least two concrete examples for each.
What will be an ideal response?
The mode should be used to measure the central tendency of variables measured at the
nominal level (and it can also be used to measure the central tendency of variables
measured at the ordinal, interval, and ratio levels). The median is most suited to measure
the central tendency of variables measured at the ordinal level (and it can also be used to
measure the central tendency of variables measured at the interval and ratio levels). The
mean is only suited to measure central tendency for variables measured at the interval and
ratio levels.
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What will be an ideal response?
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