A teacher displays the results of a test on a notice board. As per the results, half the students scored more than 70 percent in the test, while the remaining scored less than 70 percent. Which measure of central tendency does this scenario represent?
A)Mean
B)Mode
C)Median
D)Meridian

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The fact that half of the students scored above a certain percentage (70%) and the other half scored below it suggests that the distribution of scores is fairly symmetrical. Therefore, the best measure of central tendency in this scenario would be the median, which represents the middle value in a sorted list of scores. The mean could also be used, but it may be affected by extreme values in either direction that could skew the distribution. The mode is not likely to be useful in this scenario, as there is no clear peak or most commonly occurring value. The term "meridian" is not a recognized statistical measure.

A Teacher Displays the Results of a Test on a Notice