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CGPSC 2011 · Question 8 of 146

Which of the following is not a measure of central tendency?

Statistics

  1. AMean
  2. BMedian
  3. CMode
  4. DVarianceCorrect

Answer: D. Variance

Explanation

Mean, median and mode locate the centre of a distribution; variance measures dispersion (spread) around the mean, not central tendency.

Source: CGPSC PCS Prelims 2011 GS Paper, solved paper via iasexamportal.com

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