The Median Cannot Be Found for Variables Measured at the Nominal

question 21

Multiple Choice

The median cannot be found for variables measured at the nominal level because

• A)there is no central tendency.
• B)the scores cannot be ranked or ordered.
• C)all of the cases are representative.
• D)the distribution is skeweD.

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Definitions:

Population Proportion

The fraction or percentage of members in a population that exhibit a particular trait or characteristic.

Confidence Level

The percentage of times that a confidence interval, if repeated from multiple samples, would encompass the true population parameter.

Population Parameter

A numerical value that represents a characteristic of an entire population, such as mean or variance.

Sample Size

The number of subjects or units selected from a population to be studied in a statistical sample.