Given 5 test scores (5, 8, 9, 3, 6), one can conclude that the:
A) median is 5
B) mode is 9
C) mean is 5
D) the range is 6

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The median is the middle number when the scores are arranged in order, which is 5 in this case. The mode is the number that appears most frequently, which is 0 since none of the numbers repeat. The mean is calculated by adding all the scores and dividing by the total number of scores, which is (5+8+9+3+6)/5 = 6.2. The range is the difference between the highest and lowest scores, which is 9-3 = 6. Therefore, the best choice is D, which is the range of the scores.

Given 5 Test Scores (5, 8, 9, 3, 6), One