METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS
MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY
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Question
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There can be more than one mean
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -There will always be just one mean. True of false? True. The way we find the mean is to add up all of the values in the data set and then divide by the total number of values.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mode is the most repeated observation in a data set. It is possible that more than one observation have equal number of repetitions. So, there can be multiple modes for a given data set.
Detailed explanation-3: -The median and mean can only have one value for a given data set. The mode can have more than one value (see Mode section on previous page).
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