Carl has ordinal data and wants to calculate a measure of central tendency. Which measure is most appropriate for his level of measurement?
A) mean
B) median
C) mode
D) standard deviation
E) kurtosis

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Since Carl has ordinal data, the most appropriate measure of central tendency would be the median. The mean requires interval or ratio data, while the mode may not accurately represent the center of the data. The standard deviation and kurtosis are measures of variability and the shape of the distribution, respectively, and do not indicate central tendency.

Carl Has Ordinal Data and Wants to Calculate a Measure