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Why do we use averages ? Are their any limitation to there use |
| Answer» Averages are used to compare different countries, states, or regions. Since countries have different populations, comparing total income will not tell us what an average person is likely to earn.Averages have many limitations.\t\xa0They don’t give us the true picture regarding the distribution of income.\t\xa0Averages don’t give us any information regarding the non-materialistic goods and services.Limitations of Average IncomeWhile averages are useful for comparison, they also hide disparities.For example\xa0let us consider two countries- A and B. For the sake of simplicity, we have assumed that they have only five citizens each. Based on the data given in the table, let us calculate the average income for both the countries. | |