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A researcher collects demographic data on the marital status of the study subjects. The variable is measured as the number of years married on a scale of 0-75. What would be the most appropriate measure of central tendency

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Answer:

Probably "Median"

The mode doesn't really make sense,

and "mean" would probably be skewed by people who get divorced quickly

I would suggest "Median" the number of years that 1/2 of the couples are above and 1/2 below

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