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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which measure of central tendency is obtained by adding all the scores and dividing that total by the number of scores?
A
mode
B
median
C
mean
D
range
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mean. The arithmetic mean is the most common measure of central tendency. It is computed by summing all the scores (sigma or ) and dividing by the number of scores (N):

Detailed explanation-2: -The arithmetic mean of a dataset (which is different from the geometric mean) is the sum of all values divided by the total number of values. It’s the most commonly used measure of central tendency because all values are used in the calculation.

Detailed explanation-3: -The mean is the sum of the value of each observation in a dataset divided by the number of observations. This is also known as the arithmetic average.

Detailed explanation-4: -A measure of central tendency that is obtained by adding up all the scores and dividing the total number of scores. It is the arithmetic average.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mean. The mean of a data set is also known as the average value. It is calculated by dividing the sum of all values in a data set by the number of values.

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