The preferred measure of central tendency in a normally shaped distribution is
A) the standard deviation.
B) the mode.
C) the median.
D) the mean.

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The mean is the best measure of central tendency in a normally shaped distribution as it takes into account all the values in the data set and is not affected by extreme values or outliers, leading to a more accurate representation of the data.

The Preferred Measure of Central Tendency in a Normally Shaped