When Would a Nurse Researcher Opt to Use Measures of Central

question 7

Multiple Choice

When would a nurse researcher opt to use measures of central tendency?

• A) When there is a need to describe how reliably the findings can be generalized
• B) When there is a need to describe how much dispersion is in the sample
• C) When there is a need to describe the accuracy of predictions made
• D) When there is a need to describe the average member of the sample

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