Joseph Would Like to Find a Measure of Central Tendency

question 59

Multiple Choice

Joseph would like to find a measure of central tendency for his occupation variable (measured as "sales," "teacher," or "other") . Joseph should use the

• A) median.
• B) mode.
• C) mean.
• D) It is impossible to find central tendency for this variable.

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Definitions:

Positive Linear Relationship

A relationship between two variables where increases in the value of one variable are associated with increases in the value of the other variable.

Curvilinear Relationship

A relationship between two variables where the change in one variable is not constant with respect to the change in another.

Nonlinear Relationship

A relationship between variables where the change in one variable does not result in a proportional change in the other variable.

Nonmonotonic

A description of relationships where the direction of change is not consistent across the range of variables.