The Purpose of Measures of Central Tendency Is to Describe

question 4

Multiple Choice

The purpose of measures of central tendency is to describe what value of a distribution of scores is

• A)the most typical or representative.
• B)the most surprising or unexpected.
• C)the most significant or important.
• D)all of the above

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Definitions:

Dizygotic Twins

Fraternal twins; these siblings result from two separately fertilized eggs, so they are no more similar genetically than nontwin siblings are.

Genotypes

The genetic constitution of an individual organism, distinct from its observable characteristics or phenotypes.

Phenotypes

Observable characteristics or traits of an organism resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.

Plasticity

A property of the brain that causes it to change through experience, drugs, or injury.