When the scale type is ordinal, the appropriate measure of central tendency is:
A) mode
B) median
C) mean
D) ordinal mean
E) all of the above

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When dealing with ordinal data, the values represent ordered categories or ranks, but do not have a numerical value. Therefore, the mean cannot be calculated. The mode could be used, but it only describes the most frequently occurring category and may not be representative of the central tendency of the data. The median, however, represents the value that separates the data into two equal parts. It is not affected by extreme values, and thus is the most appropriate measure of central tendency for ordinal data.

When the Scale Type Is Ordinal, the Appropriate Measure of Central