The Propensity for a Majority of Scores to Fall in the Midrange

question 180

Multiple Choice

The propensity for a majority of scores to fall in the midrange of possible values is referred to as

• A) central tendency.
• B) inferential probability.
• C) the causal correlational effect.
• D) frequency distribution.

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Definitions:

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