Question

The following distribution consists of 19 values. The mean of the distribution is 34, and the standard deviation is 10.

19,21,22,23,25,26,28,30,33,33,34,38,39,41,43,45,48,48,50

which of the following actions will increase the standard deviation by the greatest amount.

A.Add the value 100 to the distribution for a total of 20 observations.

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

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

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

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