Practice mode Statistics

Which average cannot be computed if any value in the data set is negative?

Correct answer D. Geometric Mean

Explanation

The geometric mean takes the nth root of the product of values (or uses logarithms), and logarithms of negative numbers are undefined, so negative data make it impossible to compute.

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