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To find: Which measure of central tendency best represent the data justify your answer and then find the measure.
Answer to Problem 10PPS
A measure of central tendency cannot be calculated for the given set of data.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The numbers favourite movie types are comedy, 21%; drama, 19%; horror, 12%; science fiction, 17%; action and adventure, 18%; mystery and suspense, 13%.
Calculation:
Since, in the given set of data each percentage represents something different. Therefore, a measure of central tendency cannot be calculated for the given set of data.
For example: 19% prefers comedy while 12% prefers science fiction.
Hence,
A measure of central tendency cannot be calculated for the given set of data.
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