A Score That Always Falls at the 50th Percentile in a Distribution

question 41

Multiple Choice

A score that always falls at the 50th percentile in a distribution is called the

• A)skew.
• B)mean.
• C)mode.
• D)median.

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Definitions:

Supergroup

In biology, a high-level classification rank above kingdom, used in some recent taxonomic systems to organize the diversity of life.

Trypanosomes

Single-celled parasitic organisms responsible for diseases like African sleeping sickness and Chagas' disease, transmitted by insect vectors.

Foraminiferans

Single-celled protists with shells, known for their role in marine ecosystems and as indicators of environmental change.

Rhizarians

A group of mostly unicellular eukaryotic organisms that include foraminifera, radiolarians, and cercozoans, characterized by their amoeboid movement and complex shell structures.