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Question 15

A clinical psychologist investigated the daily severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in a group of 10 individuals diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Each participant rated their average daily distress level related to intrusive thoughts over a fortnight on a scale from 1 (minimal distress) to 15 (extreme distress).

The results for the patients are presented in Table 1.

Calculate the measures of central tendency for the data in Table 1 and complete the table with your answers.

Table 1: Daily distress ratings for patients with OCD

ParticipantDaily distress rating
Patient 111
Patient 27
Patient 312
Patient 48
Patient 511
Patient 614
Patient 76
Patient 811
Patient 99
Patient 105
Mean score
Median score
Mode score
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