Typical transportation method used to get to work (car, bus, bicycle or walking)
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Question
Typical transportation method used to get to work (car, bus, bicycle or walking) was recorded for 12 employees of the health department. Results from the 12 employees were as follows: car, car, car, car, car, bus, bus, bus, bicycle, bicycle, bicycle, walking. Which of the measures of central tendency would be appropriate to calculate given the type of data/level of measurement of this variable?
Only the mode
Only the median
Only the mean
The mode and the median
The mode and the mean
The mode, median and mean
Explanation / Answer
This data can only be counted but can't be ordered or any meaningful algebraic calculations can't be applied on the data. Hence,
The data is nominal scaled data and only mode would be meaningful.
Option A is correct.
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