Which measures the midpoint of a distribution?
a. mean
b. median
c. mode
d. standard deviation
b
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Robbery is a face-to-face confrontation between the victim and the perpetrator. Why is it then that many times witnesses are unable to provide much descriptive information about the perpetrator?
A. The witnesses are able to provide information about the suspect. B. The witnesses are often upset and may have seen the perpetrator only briefly. C. The witnesses observe the perpetrator but are reluctant to describe him/her for fear of reprisals. D. The perpetrator wore a mask of some type.