Give one example of a situation in which (i) The mean is an appropria

1.	Give one example of a situation in which (i) The mean is an appropriate measure of central tendency. (ii) The mean is not an appropriate measure of central tendency but the median is an appropriate of central tendency.
Answer» (i) Each score is in lesser difference, it is easy to calculate average than median. Ex : monthly salary of 5 persons, 10000, 10100, 10200, 10300, 10400 Mean of the scores is 10200. (ii) If scores have more difference, it is easy to calculate median than mean. Ex.: Marks obtained by 7 students in Mathematics : 2, 10, 20, 15, 4, 23, 3 Ascending Order : 2, 3, 4, 10, 15, 20, 23 Median =10 but mean is 11.

Give one example of a situation in which (i) The mean is an appropriate measure of central tendency. (ii) The mean is not an appropriate measure of central tendency but the median is an appropriate of central tendency.

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(i) Each score is in lesser difference, it is easy to calculate average than median.

Ex : monthly salary of 5 persons, 10000, 10100, 10200, 10300, 10400 Mean of the scores is 10200.

(ii) If scores have more difference, it is easy to calculate median than mean.

Ex.: Marks obtained by 7 students in Mathematics : 2, 10, 20, 15, 4, 23, 3

Ascending Order :

2, 3, 4, 10, 15, 20, 23

Median =10 but mean is 11.

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