What term represents the most frequent score in a frequency distribution?
A) Mean
B) Mode
C) Median
D) Percentile

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Correct B: The category with the highest frequency is the mode and is used often with nominal-level data.
Incorrect A: The mean as an average represents interval- and ratio-level data.
Incorrect C: The median is the middle score or the score when 50% of the scores are above it and 50% of the scores are below it.
Incorrect D: Percentile represents the percentage of cases a given score exceeds.

What Term Represents the Most Frequent Score in a Frequency