Which of the following is an important characteristic of the median?

A. It is the most appropriate measure of central tendency to use for ratio data.
B. It considers all information about the data and is used to perform additional statistical calculations.
C. It is significantly influenced by extreme scores.
D. It is a measure of position and is determined by the number of scores and their rank order.

Answer: D

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a. "Status epilepticus is an extremely dangerous condition because the patient can go into shock from blood loss." b. "Patients who do not have a history of seizures are at greater risk for status epilepticus." c. "The longer the seizure continues, the greater the likelihood of permanent brain damage." d. "Status epilepticus indicates that the patient's medications have reached toxic levels in the body."

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Notes that are positioned at the bottom of the page on which the reference appears are called ________.

A. Footnotes B. Headings C. Endnotes D. Titles

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