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Two data sets can share the same mean and median but differ completely in:

ADevotion
BDispersion
CDirection
DDuration
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Dispersion
1. Central tendency is only half the picture. 2. Two sets can centre alike and spread very differently. 3. Two data sets can have the same mean, median or mode but different levels of dispersion. 4. So the answer is dispersion. _Source: syllabus Computer Science, Ch 7 'Understanding Data'_
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