The weights, in pounds, of six rabbits are: 8, 10, 9, 9, 12, and 10. If we add the weight of a 6 pound rabbit, which measure(s) of central tendency will change?

mean and mode

median and mode

mean and median

mean, median and mode

Question

The weights, in pounds, of six rabbits are: 8, 10, 9, 9, 12, and 10. If we add the weight of a 6 pound rabbit, which measure(s) of central tendency will change?

 mean and mode

 median and mode

 mean and median

 mean, median and mode

rulnick · Answer

mean, median

rulnick · Answer

mean would drop (from 29/3 to 64/7), median would change (using the most common method for median) from 9.5 to 9.