Under what condition would the mean, median, and mode be equal?
a. Equal range and standard deviation
b. Multimodal distribution of scores
c. Normal distribution of scores
d. Small variance
ANS: C
In the normal curve, the mode, median, and mean are equal.
Equal range and standard deviation would not mean that the mode, median, and mean are equal. In the normal curve, the mode, median, and mean are equal.
With a multimodal distribution, the mean, median, and mode would not be equal. In the
normal curve, the mode, median, and mean are equal.
A small variance would not mean that the mode, median, and mean are equal. In the normal curve, the mode, median, and mean are equal.
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