Which of the following statements about attributes is false? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Which of the following statements about attributes is false?
A. Yule's Q ranges from -1 to +1.
B. Consistency requires all ultimate frequencies to be positive.
C. Ultimate class frequencies are mutually exclusive and exhaustive.
D. The number of ultimate classes for n attributes is 2^n.
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Consistency requires non-negative (≥0), not strictly positive. Some can be zero.

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