If the scores of an even number of cases are arranged from high to low,the median is
A)the middle score.
B)the average of the two middle scores.
C)the average of the highest and lowest scores.
D)the same as the mode.

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When there is an even number of scores, the median is calculated by taking the average of the two middle scores. This is because there is no single middle score but two scores in the middle. Therefore, the average of these two scores is taken as the median.

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