Unique to the 2008 Presidential Campaign Was the Fact That

question 50

Multiple Choice

Unique to the 2008 presidential campaign was the fact that neither an incumbent president nor vice president ran for the office. The last time that this occurred was in

• A) 1992.
• B) 1976.
• C) 1960.
• D) 1928.
• E) 1860.

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Definitions:

Median

The middle value in a list of numbers, which separates the higher half of the data sample from the lower half.

Percentile Points

Percentile points are values that divide a set of observations into 100 equal parts, indicating the percentage of data points that fall below a certain value.

Q1

The first quartile in a data set, representing the median of the lower half of the data set, or the 25th percentile.

Skew

A measure of the asymmetry or deviation from symmetry in a distribution of data, which can be positive or negative.