Callie’s data set regarding the working conditions and stress levels of domestic workers contains housing expenses. The average is surprisingly low, but then she realizes that many workers are live-in employees and report zero housing expense. A more useful measure of central tendency that would not be as impacted by these extreme, outlying scores would be the ____

a. median
b. frequency
c. normal distribution
d. mean


ANSWER:
a

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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A. Patient-centered medical homes B. Primary care clinics C. Family-centered care houses D. Government-run medicenters

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a. medulla b. cerebrum c. cerebellum d. limbic system

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Fearing womanhood, Dana stops eating, thereby halting her body's development. She is

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