This is the question: Does all data have amean, median, or mode? Why or why not?

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This is the question:   Does all data have amean, median, or mode? Why or why not? When is the meanthe best measure of central tendency? When is the median thebest measure of central tendency? Please check my response below for accuracy. Is myresponse correct? If not, please inform me on the changes that Imust make. Thank you in advance.
This is the question:   Does all data have amean, median, or mode? Why or why not? When is the meanthe best measure of central tendency? When is the median thebest measure of central tendency? Please check my response below for accuracy. Is myresponse correct? If not, please inform me on the changes that Imust make. Thank you in advance.

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Looks good except for the beginning. Data would only have amean if it's quantitative  (ie age, height,weight, or anything that can be given a numerical value). If the data is qualitative (ie favourite colour,favourite sport, or anything that cannot be given a numericalvalue) cannot have a mean. Think of it like this: You asked 10 people what their favourite colour is, how wouldyou find the average?

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