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Median for Ungrouped Data

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Median and mean both are misleading for a given data set.

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always

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sometimes

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most of the time

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Solution

The correct option is B sometimes
Mean is the most frequently used measures of central tendency. When there are the presence of outliers in the data set we go for the median. Yes, there are cases when mean and median both are misleading but this is not always.

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