| Mean | Median |
| 1. It is a mathematic average. | 1. It is a positional average. |
| 2. It is the value obtained by dividing the, sum of observations by the dumber of observations. | 2. It is the middle most value of the observations arranged in order. |
| 3. It is an ideal measure of average for numerical data. | 3. It is a convenient measure of average for qualitative data. |
| 4. Its value is affected by too large or too small observations of the data. | 4. Its value is not affected by too large or too small observations of the data. |
| 5. It cannot be obtained for open ended frequency distribution. | 5. It can be obtained for open-ended frequency distribution. |
| 6. It is a suitable measure for further algebric operations. | 6. It is not convenient measure of average for algebric operations. |
| 7. It is obtained when the observations of the data are uniformly distributed around a central value. | 7. It is convenient measure of average when the observations of the data are not distributed uniformaly around a central value. |
