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Maebara keiichi

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Nov 17, 2020, 5:53:41 AM11/17/20
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for what type of data median isnt defined? and why?

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Nov 17, 2020, 6:55:07 AM11/17/20
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Hi,
Median is defined as the middlemost observation. hence, if there is no order within the data points of the variable then we can not find the middle observation. Therefore, median is not defined for the variable with a nominal scale of measurement.

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Nitin Jha
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Maebara keiichi

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Nov 17, 2020, 12:24:02 PM11/17/20
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Thank you for the clarification.
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