Darnell would like to calculate a measure of central tendency for his rank-ordered data. Darnell should use the
A) mean.
B) median.
C) mode.
D) Central tendency cannot be calculated for this data.

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The median is the appropriate measure of central tendency for rank-ordered (ordinal) data, as it identifies the middle value when the data is arranged in order.

Darnell Would Like to Calculate a Measure of Central Tendency