GRAVETTER_CH03_THE MEDIAN

Question 1

The measure of central tendency that is the midpoint of the distribution if the values are listed in order from smallest to largest.

Answer 1

The median

Question 2

TRUE OR FALSE: The median is the first point you reach that is greater than 50% of the scores in the distribution.

Answer 2

TRUE.

Question 3

TRUE OR FALSE: The median has an equation.

Answer 3

FALSE.

The median is not algebraically defined, which means there is a degree of subjectivity in determining the exact value.

Question 4

THINK! How do you get the median when n is an even number?

Answer 4

Get the midpoint of the middle two values.

Question 5

TRUE OR FALSE: The simple technique of listing and counting scores is sufficient to determine the median for most distributions and is always appropriate for discrete variables.

Answer 5

TRUE.

Question 6

REVIEW! What is a continuous variable?

Answer 6

A variable that consists of categories that can be split into an infinite number of fractional parts.