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Data recording, analysis and presentation

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Question 171

What is a limitation of using the median as a measure of central tendency?

A

It is easily distorted by a few extreme scores.

B

It does not make use of the precise values of all the scores in the data set.

C

It cannot be calculated if the data set contains an even number of scores.

D

It is unsuitable for data measured on an ordinal scale.

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Data recording, analysis and presentation Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Data recording, analysis and presentation

513 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Data recording, analysis and presentation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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