Give one example of a situation in which
(i) the mean is an appropriate measure of central tendency.
(ii) the mean is not an appropriate measure of central tendency but the median is an appropriate measure of central tendency.

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(i) the mean is an appropriate measure of central tendency:

If we are calculating the height of the students in a particular class then we should use the mean. Because in this case mean is appropriate measure than the median.

(ii) the mean is not an appropriate measure of central tendency but the median is an appropriate measure of central tendency.:

In the case of calculating marks of the students we should use the median

In this situation median is better than mean.

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