Under What Circumstances Should You Calculate the Median Instead of the Mean

question 107

Multiple Choice

Under what circumstances should you calculate the median instead of the mean?

• A) When there are a limited number of extreme scores in the distribution.
• B) When scores are measured on a nominal scale of measurement.
• C) When the scores form a bimodal distribution.
• D) When the scores are all the same.

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