Which of the Following Statements About the Mean Is Not

question 175

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the mean is not always correct?

• A) The sum of the deviations from the mean is zero.
• B) Half of the observations are on either side of the mean.
• C) The mean is a measure of the middle (center) of a distribution.
• D) The value of the mean times the number of observations equals the sum of all of the observations.
• E) The sum of the deviations from the mean is zero and half of the observations are on either side of the mean.

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