RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION
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Question
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The most frequently occurring score in a distribution is known as the
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Range
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Mean
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Median
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Mode
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Mode(Mo) is the most frequently occurring score in a distribution. The median (Md) is the middle score of a distribution. Half on the left half on the right (the 50th percentile.) Better measure of central tendency than the mode since it balances perfectly distribution.
Detailed explanation-2: -The mode is the most frequently occurring score in a set of given numbers.
Detailed explanation-3: -In statistics, the mode is the most commonly observed value in a set of data. For the normal distribution, the mode is also the same value as the mean and median. In many cases, the modal value will differ from the average value in the data.
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