Heather selects a sample of introductory psychology students to participate in her survey research. Most of the students in the sample are 18 to 20 years of age; however, there are a few older students in their 50s among her participants. To capture the central tendency of her participants' ages, Heather might consider reporting the ______ rather than the ______.
A)mean; median
B)median; mean
C)median; mode
D)mode; median

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The median is less affected by outliers (such as a few much older students) than the mean, making it a better measure of central tendency in this case.

Heather Selects a Sample of Introductory Psychology Students to Participate