Mathematics
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(i) Mean of a data can be smaller than the smallest number of the data.
(ii) Mean of a data can be bigger than the largest number of the data.
Only (i)
Only (ii)
Both (i) and (ii)
Both are wrong
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(i) If we have a set of numbers, the average cannot be lower than the lowest value because there is no data pulling the average down past that point.
∴ Statement (i) is wrong.
(ii) Mean of a data cannot be bigger than the larger number because the average represents a "middle" value. So, their average cannot mathematically go beyond that value.
∴ Statement (ii) is wrong.
Both are wrong.
Hence, option 4 is the correct option.
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