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

Answer 1

mean, median

Answer 2

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