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AP Psychology
Multiple Choice

Understanding Measures of Central Tendency

Easy Unit 1: Scientific Foundations Statistical Analysis

In psychology research, data is often summarized using measures of central tendency to provide a clear picture of the characteristics of a dataset. The three primary measures of central tendency are the mean, median, and mode. Each of these descriptors plays a crucial role in analyzing psychological data.

Suppose a research team computed the scores of a cognitive test for a group of participants and found the following results: 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100. Which measure of central tendency would provide the value that is most representative of this dataset, particularly in the context of a normally distributed set of scores?

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