Parts a through f list variables and measurements, and Figures 4.24a through 4.24f show visual representations of how their values are distributed. For each variable, identify the measure(s) of central tendency that would be appropriate to report.

a. Countries’ gross domestic product in dollars

b. Political party: Democrat (1), Republican (2), Independent (3), Green (4), Libertarian (5), Other (6)

c. Strength of interest in politics, ranging from 1 (no interest) to 10 (very high interest)

d. Agreement with the following statement: “Harsh punishment deters people from committing crime” (1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neither agree nor disagree, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree).

e. Agreement with the following statement: “Children do not benefit from having a high volume of daily homework” (1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = agree, 4 = strongly agree, 5 = no opinion, 6 = I don’t know).

f. Favorite class: Statistics (1), Literature (2), Social Inequality (3), American Politics (4), Organic Chemistry (5), Sex and Gender (6)

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Percent GDP Figure 4.24a Distribution of GDP