One item on a questionnaire asks students how many times in a typical week they eat at a fast-food restaurant.The responses for a sample of n = 10 students are summarized in the frequency distribution.What is the best measure of central tendency for these data? $\begin{array}{cc}
X & f \
\hline 5 \text { or more } & 2 \
4 & 3 \
3 & 2 \
2 & 1 \
1 & 1 \
0 & 1
\end{array}$

A) the mean
B) the median
C) the mode
D) Central tendency cannot be determined for these data

Question

One item on a questionnaire asks students how many times in a typical week they eat at a fast-food restaurant.The responses for a sample of n = 10 students are summarized in the frequency distribution.What is the best measure of central tendency for these data? $\begin{array}{cc}
X & f \
\hline 5 \text { or more } & 2 \
4 & 3 \
3 & 2 \
2 & 1 \
1 & 1 \
0 & 1
\end{array}$

A) the mean
B) the median
C) the mode
D) Central tendency cannot be determined for these data

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The median is the best measure of central tendency for ordinal data or when the data is skewed, as it is less affected by extreme values.

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