A major disadvantage of the arithmetic means is that it is

ECONOMICSJAMB 2011

A major disadvantage of the arithmetic means is that it is

  • A. not useful for large data
  • B. not suitable for further statistical analysis
  • C. cumbersome to determine the actual value
  • D. affected by extreme data

Correct Answer: D. affected by extreme data

Explanation

One of the disadvantage of the arithmetic mean is that it is not the best measure to use with data sets containing a few extreme values or with more dispersed (volatile) data sets in general.

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