Question

Select the correct statement for central tendency.

Statement A: It is used in statistical computation to simplify large data set.
Statement B: The value of a central tendency is a representative of values in the data set.

• A.
  Statement A is correct.
• B.
  Statement B is correct.
• C.
  Both the statements are correct.
• D.
  Neither of statements are correct.

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Both the statements are correct.
Let's define what is central tendency:
Central tendency is used in statistical computation to simplify large data set. This is because the value of the central tendency is a representative of values in the data set.

To understand what is central tendency, let us consider a set of data representing the height (in feet) of five students in the class (5.6, 6.2, 5.8, 5.6, 6). The central tendency of this height of the students will be the central value of the range of their heights.