For each of the following situations, identify the measure of central tendency (

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For each of the following situations, identify the measure of central tendency (mean, median, or mode) that would provide the best description of the average" or most representative score. Please explain your choice: a. 2.2 A researcher asks each individual in a sample of 50 adults to name his/her favorite season (summer, fall, winter, spring). b. An insurance company would like to determine how long people remain hospitalized after a routine appendectomy. The data from a large sample indicate that most people are released after 2 or 3 days but a few develop infections and stay in the hospital for weeks. c. A teacher measures scores on a standardized reading test for a sample of children from a middle-class, suburban elementary school.

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Solution:-

a) Mode

Since the season choosen by highest number of student is central tendency, hence we use the mode.

b) Median

Since few patients staying in hospital for more than weeks, hence it acts as a outlier so we have to use median, becuase median values are not affected by outlier.

c) Mean

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