The ____ Is the Arithmetic Value That Occurs in the Middle

question 139

Multiple Choice

The ____ is the arithmetic value that occurs in the middle of a data set when organized from lowest to highest, where half the values are less than and half the values are greater than the median value.

• A) mean
• B) median
• C) mode
• D) standard deviation

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