What Measure of Central Location Is Best Used with a Categorical

question 79

Short Answer

What measure of central location is best used with a categorical variable? $\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline A&\text { The mean, median or the mode if the distribution is symmetric.}\\\hline B&\text {The median if the distribution is skewed. }\\\hline C&\text { The range.}\\\hline D&\text { The mode.}\\\hline \end{array}$

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