A researcher measures eye color for a sample of n = 50 people.Which measure of central tendency would be appropriate to summarize the measurements?

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A researcher measures eye color for a sample of n = 50 people.Which measure of central tendency would be appropriate to summarize the measurements?​

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Since eye color is a categorical variable, the mode (the most frequently occurring category) is the appropriate measure of central tendency. Mean, median, and weighted mean are more suitable for numerical data.

A Researcher Measures Eye Color for a Sample of N