A measure of central tendency given as the value that occurs the most in a sample distribution is called the ________.
A) mean
B) median
C) mode
D) maxima
E) trend

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The mode is the value that occurs most frequently in a sample distribution. The mean is the average of all values in the sample distribution, while the median is the middle value in the distribution. Maxima refer to the highest values in the distribution, while trend refers to the overall pattern or direction of the data. Therefore, the best choice is C, the mode.

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