A researcher wants to express the middle of a distribution of numbers whereby half the cases are higher and half the cases are lower than the middle value.What statistical measure should the researcher use?
A)Mean
B)Median
C)Mode
D)Standard deviation
E)Correlation

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The median is the best choice for expressing the middle of a distribution of numbers where half the cases are higher and half the cases are lower than the middle value. Unlike the mean, the median is not affected by extreme values or outliers.

A Researcher Wants to Express the Middle of a Distribution