CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

MEASUREMENT OF INTELLIGENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which measure of central tendency would a teacher use to highlight the most common score on a test?
A
mean
B
median
C
mode
D
standard deviation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The mean is the most frequently used measure of central tendency because it uses all values in the data set to give you an average.

Detailed explanation-2: -Measures of central tendency help you find the middle, or the average, of a data set. The 3 most common measures of central tendency are the mean, median and mode. The mode is the most frequent value.

Detailed explanation-3: -The mean is generally considered the average score and is considered the best measure of central tendency, unless exaggerated by extreme scores.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which measure of central tendency should the teacher use to determine which color is the favorite color of her class? The favorite color would be the color appearing the most number of times. Use the mode.

Detailed explanation-5: -Median is the preferred measure of central tendency when: There are a few extreme scores in the distribution of the data.

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