Write three demerits of Median. - Vidyadip

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Write three demerits of Median.

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The three demerits of median are:

It cannot be given further algebraic treatment.
Data needs to be arranged in ascending or descending order.
If number of items are even, the correct value of median cannot be calculated.

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