Which of the Following Should Have the Most Influence on the Choice

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following should have the most influence on the choice to use the median or mean for summarizing the central tendency of quantitative variables?

• A) hypothesis of the researcher
• B) purpose of the statistical study
• C) number of study participants
• D) analysts preferred methodology

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