On a survey questionnaire, students were asked to indicate their class in college. If there were only four choices from which to choose, which measure(s) of central location would be appropriate to use for the data generated by that questionnaire item?
A) Mean and median
B) Mean and mode
C) Mode and median
D) Mode only

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Since there are only four choices, the mode would be appropriate as it would represent the most common response. Additionally, the median would also be appropriate as it would represent the middle value of the data, which would be useful to know if the data is evenly distributed. The mean would not be appropriate as it assumes that the data is continuous and normally distributed, which may not be the case for the responses to this question.

On a Survey Questionnaire, Students Were Asked to Indicate Their