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Question 23

Dr Vance conducted an observational study recording the number of verbal aggression incidents initiated by individual offenders in a rehabilitation facility over a six-month period. Dr Vance decided to use the median rather than the mean as the measure of central tendency for this data.

Explain why Dr Vance used the median instead of the mean in this study.

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Research methods and skills Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Research methods and skills

51 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Research methods and skills, covering Research methods and skills. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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