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note 27.12 Keywords
1. Mean: Arithmetic average which is also called as mean is that result that is obtained by
dividing the sum of values of a variable by its number.
2. Median: Median is the value of that element in the series that divides the series into two
equal parts in which the first part of the series contains elements smaller than the median
and the second part contains elements greater than the median.
3. Mode: the value that comes the highest number of times in a series is called as mode.

27.13 review Questions

1. Describe the meaning and use of statistical average.
2. Describe the goal and types of statistical average.
3. Describe the method of arithmetic average.
4. Describe the merits and demerits of arithmetic average.
5. What is the meaning of median and describe the method of calculation of median.
6. Describe the merits and demerits of median.
7. Describe the meaning and characteristics of mode.
8. Describe the methods of calculation of mode.
9. Describe the merits and demerits of mode.

answers: self assessment

1. Average 2. Average or arithmetic average
3. Arithmetic average 4. series
5. frequency 6. 5’ 6’’

27.14 Further Readings

Books 1. shodh Pravidhi—Dr. Ganesh Pandey, Arun Pandey, radha Publications.
2. shastriya samajik Chintan—Agarwal Gopal Krishan, Bhatt Brothers.

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