In the study conducted by ABC News about sexual behavior in the United States, the better measure of sexuality was:

A. the mode (the middle number associated with all of the respondents' answers).
B. the median (the midpoint where half the participants had higher numbers associated with their answers, and half had lower numbers).
C. the mean (add up all of the numbers associated with the respondents' answers and then divide by the number of respondents).
D. All of these answers are correct.


Answer: B

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