RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS

MEASURES OF CENTER AND SPREAD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What splits the data in half?
A
Upper Quartile
B
Median
C
Lower Quartile
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Median is the middle most value of a series. So it divides a series of observations into two equal parts where 50% of the observations are below the median value and other 50% are above the median value.

Detailed explanation-2: -The median score is the score that divides the sample of scores into the top 50% and the bottom 50%.

Detailed explanation-3: -The median is the middle value in distribution when the values are arranged in ascending or descending order. The median divides the distribution in half (there are 50% of observations on either side of the median value).

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