Fifty percent of all graduate students enroll in nine or fewer credit hours during the fall semester. Which measure of central tendency does this statement represent?
A) Mean
B) Median
C) Mode
D) Range
E) Standard deviation

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This statement represents the median because it indicates the middle value in a data set, where 50% of the values are below and 50% are above the specified value (in this case, nine or fewer credit hours).

Fifty Percent of All Graduate Students Enroll in Nine or Fewer