In a study of women's adjustment to breast cancer,the youngest participant was 23 years old and the oldest participant was 89 years old.How should the nurse researcher interpret this data?
A) This is the mean age.
B) This is the modal age.
C) This is the median age.
D) This is the range in age.

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Correct D: This example illustrates a measure of dispersion or variability,the difference between the highest and lowest scores.
Incorrect A: This example does not illustrate an average.
Incorrect B: This example does not reflect the average represented by the category with the highest frequency.
Incorrect C: This example does not reflect the average represented by the point at which 50% of the scores fall above and 50% fall below

In a Study of Women's Adjustment to Breast Cancer,the Youngest