What Measure of Central Tendency Would Be Most Appropriate to Summarize

question 29

Multiple Choice

What measure of central tendency would be most appropriate to summarize data about the color of movie stars' eyes?

• A)median
• B)mode
• C)mean
• D)none of these

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