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The most suitable average for qualitative measurement is

(a) arithmetic mean

(b) median

(c) mode

(d) geometric mean

(e) none of the above

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Median is the most suitable average for qualitative measurement. This is because Median divides a series in two equal parts.

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(a) arithmetic mean
(b) median
(c) mode
(d) geometric mean
(e) none of the above

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(a) median
(b) mode
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(a) n
(b) 0
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(a) median

(b) mode

(c) arithmetic mean

(d) geometric mean

(e) harmonic mean

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(B) Arithmetic mean
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(D) None of these

Q. For a symmetrical frequency distribution, we have:
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(b) mean > mode > median
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\frac{1}{2}

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