If the purpose of a statistic is to report the middle position in one or more distributions,which of the following is the appropriate statistic? A)mean B)median C)$\chi$² D)Pearson's r

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The appropriate statistic for reporting the middle position in one or more distributions is the median. The mean (A) is a measure of central tendency that can be influenced by extreme scores, while F1F1F1S1F1F1F10² (C) and Pearson's r (D) are not measures of central tendency.

If the Purpose of a Statistic Is to Report the Middle