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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How will adding the value 50 affect the mean and median of the data set 8, 10, 12, 18, 22? A. The mean will increase more than the median. B. The median will increase more than the mean. C. The mean and median will increase by the same amount. D. The mean and median will both stay the same.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@♪Chibiterasu

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The mean will increase more than the median

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@mas6xavi

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yup here again another outlier .. adding 50 will greatly increase the mean.. but it's effect on the median will be less

OpenStudy (♪chibiterasu):

Remember what w said about outliers?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So answer is A

OpenStudy (♪chibiterasu):

When calculating the average, or the mean, and outlier will greatly affect the outcome of the mean, increasing it and making it rather inaccurate.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i got 100%

OpenStudy (anonymous):

bye

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