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Out of 5 brands of chocolates in a shop, a boy has to purchase the brand which is most liked by children. What measure of central tendency would be most appropriate if the data is provided to him?


A

Mean

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B

Mode

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C

Median

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D

Any of the three

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Solution

The correct option is B

Mode


Mean, Median and Mode

Explanation for the correct option:

Option (B). Mode

A mode is that value among the observations which occurs most often, that is, the value of the observation having the maximum frequency.

Therefore, here the center tendency can be measured by mode.

The correct option is (B) i.e. Mode.

Explanation for the incorrect option:

Option (A). Mean

The means is defined as the sum of the values of all the observations divided by the total number of observations rather than most likely

Option (C). Median

The median is defined as the median is a measure of central tendency which gives the value of the middle-most observation in the data rather than most likely.

Hence, the correct option is (C) i.e. mode.


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