Asked by Grace Matthews on May 09, 2024

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What is the score that falls exactly in the centre of a distribution of scores,such that half the scores fall below that score and half the scores fall above it

A)  median 
B)  mean 
C)  standard deviation 
D)  mode

Median

A statistical measure representing the middle value in a sorted list of numbers, dividing the distribution into two equal halves.

Distribution

In statistics, the way in which values in a dataset are spread out or dispersed.

  • Understand and define key statistical concepts including mean, median, mode, and standard deviation.
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Gabriella MacKenzieMay 12, 2024
Final Answer :
A
Explanation :
The median is the score that falls exactly in the centre of a distribution of scores, such that half the scores fall below that score and half the scores fall above it. It is different from the mean and the mode, which are other measures of central tendency. The standard deviation, on the other hand, is a measure of variability and not central tendency.