The Most Appropriate Measure of Central Tendency on Ordinal Data

question 49

Multiple Choice

The most appropriate measure of central tendency on ordinal data is the

• A) mean
• B) median
• C) mode
• D) interquartile range

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Definitions:

Chebysheff's Theorem

A statistical theorem stating that for any data set or distribution, no matter the shape, a minimum proportion of values must lie within a certain number of standard deviations from the mean.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, indicating how spread out the values are around the mean.

Sales Receipts

Documents that provide proof of a transaction between a buyer and a seller.

Geometric Mean

The geometric mean is a measure of central tendency that is calculated by taking the nth root of the product of n numbers, often used for rates and ratios.