Question

Which of the following cannot be addressed by descriptive statistics?

1) Mean
2) Median
3) Mode
4) Standard Deviation

Answer 1

NONE OF THE ABOVE.

Step-by-step explanation:

descriptive statistics refers to a branch of statistics that involves summarising,organising and presenting data meaningfully and concisely. This summary typically includes measures of Central tendency (e.g, mean, mode, median)

dispersion (e.g, Variance, standard deviation, Mean deviation). So therefore, the answer is given as None of the above.

Answer 2

None of the options listed (mean, median, mode, standard deviation) is correct, as all of them can be addressed by descriptive statistics, which include both measures of central tendency and measures of variability.

The correct option is not given.

Step-by-step explanation:

The term descriptive statistics refers to the analysis of data that helps describe, show, or summarize data in a meaningful way. Descriptive statistics are capable of presenting a large amount of data in a sensible way. They include measures of central tendency and measures of variability (spread).

Measures of central tendency include the mean, median, and mode. These are all different ways to measure the center of a dataset. On the other hand, measures of variability include the range, interquartile range (IQR), variance, and standard deviation. These are all ways to measure the spread of a dataset.

When addressing the question of which cannot be addressed by descriptive statistics, all options presented (mean, median, mode, and standard deviation) can be addressed by descriptive statistics. Therefore, none of the provided options is correct if we are to identify an aspect that cannot be addressed by descriptive statistics, as they all are elements of descriptive statistics.

The correct option is not given.