1. Deviation indicates the ____________________ of any raw score from the mean.
a. distance
b. direction
c. distance and direction
d. frequency
2. A distribution of income is highly skewed. Which measure of central tendency are you
likely to employ for the purpose of characterizing income?
a. Mode
b. Median
c. Mean
3. A distribution of the strength of attitudes toward legalized abortion has two points of
maximum frequency, indicating that many people strongly oppose it and many people
strongly support it. Which measure of central tendency are you likely to employ for the
purpose of characterizing the strength of attitudes toward legalized abortion?
a. Mode
b. Median
c. Mean
4. You have a distribution of children’s empathy scores that approximate a normal curve.
Which measure of central tendency are you likely to use for the purpose of characterizing empathy?
a. Mode
b. Median
c. Mean