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Measures of central tendency — Statistics STD 11 Commerce — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 CommerceStatisticsMeasures of central tendency2 Marks
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What are the factors to be considered while choosing an appropriate average ?
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Answer

While choosing an appropriate average the following factors are to be considered :
$(1)$ The nature of data.
$(2)$The nature of variable Involved,
$(3)$ The purpose of study,
$(4)$ The type of classification used and
$(5)$ The need of average for further stastical analysis.

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