Question

A researcher is studying psychological factors in artistic achievement among teenage boys. One variable he is particularly interested in is perseverance.
1. What information does a measure of variability for the variable perseverance convey?
2. What is the most common value for the variable perseverance among teenage boys?
3. How spread out are the values for perseverance among teenage boys?
4. What is the central tendency for the variable perseverance among teenage boys?
5. What is the average value for the variable perseverance among teenage boys?

Answer 1

Answer:

How spread out are the values for perseverance among teenage boys?

Step-by-step explanation:

1. What is the most common value for the variable perseverance among teenage boys? - This deals with MODE. Hence, this option is not correct because the problem does not deal with a specific value of the perseverance variable but about the variability of the perseverance variable

2. What is the central tendency for the variable perseverance among teenage boys? - This deals with the MEDIAN. However, since the problem is about determining dispersion, and not a central tendency, it is incorrect.

3. What is the average value for the variable perseverance among teenage boys? - This deals with the MEAN. Hence, it is not correct either.

However, since the given situation deals with a measure of variability for the variable perseverance conveys, the correct answer is "How spread out are the values for perseverance among teenage boys?" Because it measures how far are the observation away from the center.