A nurse researcher would opt to use measures of central tendency in which case?
a. When there is a need to describe how reliably the findings can be generalized
b. When there is a need to describe how much dispersion is in the sample
c. When there is a need to describe the accuracy of predictions made
d. When there is a need to describe the average member of the sample
ANS: D
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A This answer describes a function of inferential statistics.
B This answer describes measures of variability.
C This answer is incorrect.
D Measures of central tendency yield a single number that describes the middle of the group and summarizes the members of a sample.
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