Class Rank in College: Measures of Central Tendency for Survey Questionnaire

Which Measure(s) of Central Tendency for Class Rank in College Survey Questionnaire?

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On a survey questionnaire, students were asked to indicate their class rank in college. If there were only four choices from which to choose, which measure(s) of central tendency would be appropriate to use for the data generated by that questionnaire item?

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We can discard the mean since it is not appropriate here. If we want to find out which class has the most students or where the students are most frequently ranked, then the mode and median should be used.