The median is the appropriate measure of central tendency when

a. the scale of measurement is nominal.
b. the scores are ordinal, or when the distribution is skewed and the scores are interval or ratio.
c. the scale of measurement is ratio.
d. the distribution is symmetrical, and the scale of measurement is interval or ratio.


b

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