Mathematics for IGCSE & O level - Categorical, Numerical And Grouped Data (Section 8 - No. 18)
What is one of the disadvantages of the mean?
It does not use every data value.
It uses every data value, which can be misleading with outliers.
It is easy to calculate.
It is affected by the mode.
Vysvětlení
The mean considers all data points, making it susceptible to skewing by outliers.