A Researcher Is Told That the Average Age of Respondents

question 27

Multiple Choice

A researcher is told that the average age of respondents in a survey is 49 years. She is interested in finding out if most respondents are close to 49 years old. The measure that would most accurately answer this question is:

• A) mean.
• B) median.
• C) mode.
• D) range.
• E) standard deviation.