Question

Explain any two limitations of statistics.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Study of only numerical facts only : Statistics studies only the quantitative data. It does not study qualitative data. Therefore, only those problems are studied which can be expressed in numerical terms only. 

Study of group and not of individual units : Under statistics, the characteristics of a group are studied. 

Example : average income per person of a country. This type of information throws light on the collective characteristics.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Statistics deal with groups and aggregates only. 2)

Statistical methods are best applicable to quantitative data.

(3) Statistics cannot be applied to heterogeneous data.

(4) If sufficient care is not exercised in collecting, analyzing and interpreting the data, statistical results might be misleading.