Which type of variable is best to measure the central tendency of median?

nominal

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ratio

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interval

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ordinal

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Solution

The correct option is D ordinal
Ordinal is best to measure the central tendency of median.
Example: data set $= 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8$
In the ordinal number of data set, median is the middle number, which is $5$ .

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