The following distribution consists of 19 values. The mean of the distribution is 34, and the standard deviation is 10.19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30, 33, 33, 34, 38, 39, 41, 43, 45, 48, 48, 50Which of the following actions will increase the standard deviation by the greatest amount?

A.Add the values 33 and 35 to the distribution for a total of 21 observations.

B.Add the values 44, 44 and 44, to the distribution for a total of 22 observations.

C.Add the value 24 to the distribution for a total of 20 observations.

D.Add the values 24 and 44 to the distribution for a total of 21

Question

The following distribution consists of 19 values. The mean of the distribution is 34, and the standard deviation is 10.19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30, 33, 33, 34, 38, 39, 41, 43, 45, 48, 48, 50Which of the following actions will increase the standard deviation by the greatest amount?

 A.Add the values 33 and 35 to the distribution for a total of 21 observations. 

B.Add the values 44, 44 and 44, to the distribution for a total of 22 observations.

 C.Add the value 24 to the distribution for a total of 20 observations. 

D.Add the values 24 and 44 to the distribution for a total of 21

amistre64 · Answer

sd is a measure of spread; so anything that increases the range might do it

amistre64 · Answer

24 and 44  are even about the mean; 24 is close enough to the mean to be menial, 33 and 35 arent as effective tho as 44,44,44; and thats just an educated guess

anonymous · Answer

so what choice would you go with ?

amistre64 · Answer

i pretty sure i wrote it out and posted it ...