How will adding the value 1000 affect the mean and median of the data set 5, 10, 17, 19, 20?

A.
The mean and the median increase by the same amount.

B.
The median increases and the mean stays the same.

C.
The mean increases more than the median increases.

D.
The mean increases and the median stays the same.

Question

How will adding the value 1000 affect the mean and median of the data set 5, 10, 17, 19, 20?	
 
 A.
The mean and the median increase by the same amount.
 
 B.
The median increases and the mean stays the same.
 
 C.
The mean increases more than the median increases.
 
 D.
The mean increases and the median stays the same.

tkhunny · Answer

What say you?  What's a Median?  How does a Median respond to e very high outlier?

anonymous · Answer

D

tkhunny · Answer

Okay, now answer my questions.  Let's see if that is the correct response.