RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS

MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is NOT a measure of central tendency?
A
mode
B
median
C
mean
D
range
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Standard deviation is not a measure of central tendency.

Detailed explanation-2: -(ii) The mean is not an appropriate measure of central tendency but the median is an appropriate measure of central tendency.

Detailed explanation-3: -While range, variance, and standard deviation are deviation measures that show the difference between the observed and some other value. As a result, except for range, the mean, median, and mode are central tendencies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Standard deviation is not a measure of Central tendency. Mean, Median and Mode are the measure of Central tendency.

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