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What is the measure of central tendency that refers to the 'middle' or 'expected' value of a data set?
What is the measure of central tendency that refers to the 'middle' or 'expected' value of a data set?
- Arithmetic Mean (correct)
- Geometric Mean
- Weighted Mean
- Harmonic Mean
What is an advantage of using the arithmetic mean as a measure of central tendency?
What is an advantage of using the arithmetic mean as a measure of central tendency?
- It is easy to understand & simple to calculate (correct)
- It is not affected by extreme values
- It gives misleading conclusions
- It cannot be calculated for open end classes
Which measure of central tendency cannot be calculated for open end classes?
Which measure of central tendency cannot be calculated for open end classes?
- Weighted Mean
- Median
- Arithmetic Mean (correct)
- Mode
What is a disadvantage of using the arithmetic mean as a measure of central tendency?
What is a disadvantage of using the arithmetic mean as a measure of central tendency?
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What measure of central tendency gives a misleading conclusion if there are extreme values in the data set?
What measure of central tendency gives a misleading conclusion if there are extreme values in the data set?
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