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Question
Find the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Cumulative frequencies in a grouped frequency table are useful to find ______.
Options
Mean
Median
Mode
All of these
Solution 1
Cumulative frequencies in a grouped frequency table are used to find the median of the data.
Solution 2
Cumulative frequencies in a grouped frequency table are used to find the median.
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