A researcher wants to express the middle of a distribution of numbers, such that half the cases are higher and half lower than a value. What statistical measure should he use?
A) median
B) mean
C) mode
D) standard deviation

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The median is the value separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample, thus directly addressing the researcher's need to express the middle of a distribution where half the cases are higher and half are lower.

A Researcher Wants to Express the Middle of a Distribution