In market research, respondents of some cultures tend to give ratings around the "centre". What is it called?

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In market research, respondents of some cultures tend to give ratings around the "centre". What is it called?

2006-07-16 19:13:30 · 4 answers · asked by Researcher 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology

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I don't know but are you U.S. I am in the U.K. and do a lot of market research but have never heard of this

2006-07-22 13:13:07 · answer #1 · answered by dragonnookie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Median, I think. Mean is where the results are added and then divided by the number of results. Median is centre weighted.

Try

http://davidmlane.com/hyperstat/A27533.html

for a more in depth explanation.

Dallas

2006-07-17 02:22:46 · answer #2 · answered by dallas s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

median, or mean

2006-07-23 03:52:46 · answer #3 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

mean

2006-07-17 02:15:49 · answer #4 · answered by Xorgon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋