For each of the cases in question 8, what is the appropriate central tendency measure?

Data from question 8

Explain why the mean is an inappropriate measure of central tendency in each of the following cases:

(a) gender of respondent (male or female);

(b) marital status (single, married, divorced, separated, widowed, other);

(c) a taste test in which subjects indicate their first, second, and third choices of Sam Adams Light, Heineken Light, and Michelob Light.