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When the scale type is nominal the appropriate measure of central tendency is __________. When the scale type is interval or ratio the appropriate measure of central tendency is __________.
 a. mode; mean
  b. median; mean
  c. mean; mode
  d. mean; median
  e. mode; median

Question 2

If a respondent says his income is Over 100,000 per annum when, in fact, it is 50,000 per annum, the difference between the true and actual measurement of income in this case could be said to LACK
 a. reliability.
  b. validity.
  c. Both a and b.
  d. Neither a nor b.
  e. nominal scale.



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

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