A researcher reports that the median annual income of a wage earner in the United States is about US$44,000. What type of measure was given in this report?
A. central tendency
B. variability
C. internal consistency
D. central tendency and variability
Answer: A
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a. direct contact. b. symbolic prejudice. c. chance conditioning. d. group membership.
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