Which of the following statements about the arithmetic mean is not always correct?
A: The mean is a measure of the middle (centre) of a distribution.
B: Half of the observations are on either side of the mean.
C: The sum of the deviations from the mean is zero.
D: The value of the mean times the number of observations equals the sum of all of the observations.
A: The mean is a measure of the middle (centre) of a distribution.
B: Half of the observations are on either side of the mean.
C: The sum of the deviations from the mean is zero.
D: The value of the mean times the number of observations equals the sum of all of the observations.
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