A researcher is analyzing how an individual's education level (in years) affects their political party affiliation. The appropriate measure of central tendency for education would be ______ while the appropriate measure of central tendency for political party affiliation would be ______.

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Education level, being a quantitative variable, is best described by the mean, as it provides the average years of education. Political party affiliation, being a categorical variable, is best described by the mode, as it identifies the most common party affiliation among individuals.

A Researcher Is Analyzing How an Individual's Education Level (In