The Median Is an Appropriate Measure of Central Tendency for

question 58

Multiple Choice

The median is an appropriate measure of central tendency for

• A)data that are positively skewed
• B)data that are negatively skewed
• C)data that are on an ordinal scale
• D)all of the above

Recognize the importance of environmental factors and community infrastructure in disease prevention.

Understand the historical development of public health initiatives and their impact on community health.

Analyze the role of government and non-governmental organizations in the advancement of public health.

Identify key figures and their contributions to public health and nursing.

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Definitions:

Class B

Often used in categorization systems to denote a second or intermediate quality, level, or grouping.

Absolute Frequency

The total count of occurrences of a specific event or characteristic in a given dataset.

Median

The middle value in a set of data when it is ordered in numerical sequence, or the average of the two middle values when the set has an even number of values.

Average

A statistical measure that summarizes a data set by dividing the sum of all values by the number of values.