M. L. McHugh’s two articles are attached. 1. Examine Figure 2 and its associated narrative in the first article (Part 1 Article). Explain briefly why the variable in that figure is at the ordinal level rather than the interval level.

2. In the second article (Part 2 Article), briefly summarize what it says about the benefits and drawbacks of the mean, the impact of extreme scores, and the applications of the median and mode.