A researcher is measuring the amount of time needed to solve a set of anagrams for a sample of n = 15 students.However, one of the participants fails to solve the problems so the researcher has an undetermined score.What is the best measure of central tendency for these data?
A)the mean
B)the median
C)the mode
D)Central tendency cannot be determined for these data.

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The median is the best measure of central tendency in this case because it is not affected by the undetermined score, unlike the mean, which would be skewed by the missing data.

A Researcher Is Measuring the Amount of Time Needed to Solve