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Explain the limitations of statistics

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Statistics deal with groups and aggregates only. (2) Statistical methods are best applicable to quantitative data. (3) Statistics cannot be applied to heterogeneous data. (4) If sufficient care is not exercised in collecting, analyzing and interpreting the data, statistical results might be misleading.
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