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Is the average a measure of center or a measure of variation?

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Answer:

measure of center

Explanation:

Average is a measure of center because it locates the central point of the data. Averages as also known as measure of central tendency. central tendency means that the tendency of the observations to move towards the central point of the data and the summarized value of central tendency is known as measure of central tendency such as mean,median and mode. Hence average is a measure of center.

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