What Would You Use to Summarize a Metric Variable

question 15

Multiple Choice

What would you use to summarize a metric variable?

• A)mean, range, standard deviation
• B)mode, range, standard deviation
• C)mean, frequency or percentage distribution
• D)metric distribution of the mean
• E)none of the above; you cannot summarize metric variables

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Direct Approach

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Analytical Approach

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