To identify the point in a distribution at which 50% of scores fall above and 50% fall below a given score, which measure of central tendency would you report?
A) average
B) mean
C) mode
D) median

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The median represents the middle score in a distribution, meaning that 50% of the scores fall above it and 50% fall below it. This makes it the best measure of central tendency to use when trying to identify the point at which 50% of the scores fall above and 50% fall below a given score. The average or mean can be influenced by extreme scores and may not accurately represent the data, while the mode is the most frequently occurring score and may not be representative of the overall distribution.

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