Which is the only measure of central tendency that can be used for all nominal,ordinal,interval,and ratio scales of measurement?
A) the mode
B) the median
C) the mean
D) the standard deviation

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The mode is the only measure of central tendency that can be used with all levels of measurement. It is applicable to nominal data as it simply identifies the most frequently occurring value, to ordinal data as it still identifies the most frequently occurring value but also considers the order in which they appear, and to interval and ratio data as it can identify the most frequently occurring value while considering the difference between values. The median is only applicable to ordinal, interval, and ratio data, and the mean and standard deviation are both only applicable to interval and ratio data where the values are numeric and can be added and subtracted.

Which Is the Only Measure of Central Tendency That Can