The Tendency of Measurements to Cluster Around Some Value near the Middle

question 101

Multiple Choice

The tendency of measurements to cluster around some value near the middle is called the ________.

• A) central tendency
• B) norm
• C) nominal tendency
• D) peripheral tendency

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Definitions:

Personal Information

Data relating to an individual that can be used to identify, contact, or locate a single person.

Repressed Memories

Memories that have been unconsciously blocked due to being associated with a high level of stress or trauma.

Dissociative Amnesia

Loss of memory for important facts about a person’s own life and personal identity, usually including the awareness of this memory loss.

Somatization

the manifestation of psychological distress through physical symptoms, which may not have a medical explanation, often seen in somatic symptom disorder.