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Tough and Tricky questions: Statistics.



Given the ascending set {x, x, y, y, y, y}. What is greater, the median or the mean?

A. The mean
B. The median
C. They are equal
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The question can solved by basic concept of mean and median.
clearly since the numbers are in ascending order "y" is the median. Now Mean is nothing but a number that can represent all the numbers given. If all the numbers were y then mean would y but since two numbers are less than y, mean can never be greater than y. Hence median is greater than mean. B
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Tough and Tricky questions: Statistics.



Given the ascending set {x, x, y, y, y, y}. What is greater, the median or the mean?

A. The mean
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C. They are equal
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let x=0 and y=1

thus set = {0,0,1,1,1} mean = 3/5 and median = 1

hence B
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Tough and Tricky questions: Statistics.



Given the ascending set {x, x, y, y, y, y}. What is greater, the median or the mean?

A. The mean
B. The median
C. They are equal

let x=0 and y=1

thus set = {0,0,1,1,1} mean = 3/5 and median = 1

hence B
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Agreed, its clearly B - The Median.
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Tough and Tricky questions: Statistics.



Given the ascending set {x, x, y, y, y, y}. What is greater, the median or the mean?

A. The mean
B. The median
C. They are equal

let x=0 and y=1

thus set = {0,0,1,1,1} mean = 3/5 and median = 1

hence B
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This set has 6 numbers

{0,0,1,1,1,1}

Median = 1

Mean = \(\frac{2}{3}\)

Answer = B
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Ascending set: x, x, y, y, y, y

Median = y+y/2 = 2y/2 = y
Mean = x+x+y+y+y+y/6 = 2x+4y/6 = x+2y/3

Now, we know that x<y

So, x+2y/3 will be less than y+2y/3, which is 3y/3 = y (Replacing x with y).

Hence, median will be greater than mean. Option B.

Please correct me, if you spot any mistakes.

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