The most stable measure of central tendency is


A) the mean

B) the median

C) the mode

D) geometric mean

Correct Answer:
A) the mean

Description for Correct answer:
The most table measure of central tendency is the mean.

Part of solved Statistics questions and answers : >> Elementary Mathematics >> Statistics








Comments

No comments available




Similar Questions
1). Two dice are thrown together. The probability of getting a total of 3 or 8 is
A). \( \Large \frac{24}{36} \)\
B). \( \Large \frac{8}{36} \)
C). \( \Large \frac{11}{36} \)
D). \( \Large \frac{7}{36} \)
-- View Answer
2). The height of 5 persons are 59, 63, 68, 60, 72 inches. The value of range is
A). 10
B). 13
C). 12
D). 15
-- View Answer
3). A bag contains 4 white, 6 red and 5 blue balls out of which one ball is drawn at random. The probability that it is neither white nor red is
A). \( \Large \frac{5}{15} \)
B). \( \Large \frac{4}{15} \)
C). \( \Large \frac{6}{15} \)
D). \( \Large \frac{3}{15} \)
-- View Answer
4). The probability of throwing either 7 or 11 with two dice is
A). \( \Large \frac{1}{6} \)
B). \( \Large \frac{2}{9} \)
C). \( \Large \frac{1}{8} \)
D). \( \Large \frac{23}{108} \)
-- View Answer
5). If A and B are the mutually exclusive events then \( \Large P \left(A\cup B\right) \) will be
A). \( \Large P \left(A\right)+P \left(B\right) \)
B). \( \Large P \left(A\right)+P \left(b\right)+POA\cap B \)
C). \( \Large P \left(a\right)+P \left(B\right)-P \left(A\cup B\right) \)
D). \( \Large P \left(A\right)+P \left(B\right)-P \left(A\cap B\right) \)
-- View Answer


6). The sum of deviation taken from Arithmetic mean is
A). 2
B). 0
C). 4
D). 5
-- View Answer
7). The arithmetic mean of 21, 30, 33, 64 is
A). 35
B). 28
C). 37
D). 42
-- View Answer
8). In a symmetrical distribution
A). Mean > Median > Mode
B). Mean < Median < Mode
C). Mean = Median = Mode
D). Mean > Median < Mode
-- View Answer
9). The median of the first 42 natural numbers is
A). 21
B). 21.25
C). 21.5
D). 22
-- View Answer
10). The mean and mode of the following set of values are
66, 65, 61, 65, 66 60, 65
A). 62 and 63
B). 63 and 64
C). 64 and 65
D). 62 and 65
-- View Answer