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Question
In a diagnostic test in mathematics given to students, the following marks (out of 100) are recorded:
46, 52, 48, 11, 41, 62, 54, 53, 96, 40, 98, 44
Which ‘average’ will be a good representative of the above data and why?
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Solution
Consider the data set:
46, 52, 48, 11, 41, 62, 54, 53, 96, 40, 98, 44
Median will be a good representative of the given data. Because:
- Each value occurs once.
- The data is influenced by extreme values.
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