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Measures of Central Tendency — Economics STD 11 Commerce — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 CommerceEconomicsMeasures of Central Tendency1 Mark
Question
Comment whether the following statements are true or false.
An average alone is not enough to compare series.
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Answer

True.
Explanation:
An average indicates only the behaviour of a particular series which is insufficient. The measure of dispersion reflects the quantum of variation in values. This implies that the measure of dispersion gives the extent to which values in a distribution differ from the average of the distribution.

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