Measures of Central Tendency
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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): In statistical terminology, a Parameter is considered a random variable that fluctuates, whereas a Statistic is a fixed, unchangeable constant.
Reason (R): A Parameter is a numerical summary describing an entire population, while a Statistic is a numerical summary computed strictly from a sample.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
(A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
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