Measures of central tendency indicate the _____ of a distribution;measures of variability indicate the _____ between the scores in a distribution.
A)similarities;differences
B)mean;variance
C)location;distance
D)distance;location

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Measures of central tendency such as mean, median, and mode indicate the location or center of a distribution, while measures of variability such as range, standard deviation, and variance indicate the distance or spread between the scores in a distribution. Therefore, option C best captures the distinction between the two types of measures.

Measures of Central Tendency Indicate the _____ of a Distribution;measures