Measures of Cen...

The median of an ordered set of data is the value that represents

Measures of central tendency are

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the mean?

The ______________ is that value obtained by summing all elements in a set and dividing by the number of elements.

According to the text, which of the following represents the highest peak of the distribution?

A measure of central tendency, given as the value above which half of the values fall and below which half of the values fall is called the ______________.

The ______________ of a sample is the middle value when the data are arranged in ascending or descending rank order.

If the distribution is asymmetric and the variable is measured on a nominal scale, the ______________ should be used as a measure of location.

The ______________ should be used as a measure of location if the distribution is asymmetric and the variable is measured on an ordinal scale.

If the distribution is asymmetric, which measure of location is most appropriate if the data is in a nominal scale? If it is in an ordinal scale? If it is in an interval or ratio scale?