document.write( "Question 1025695: there are 20 data points in a given data set. If the two highest data values were thrown out,which statistics would change ? \r
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document.write( "That's wrong!\r\n" );
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document.write( "Only the mean will definitely change.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Neither the median nor the mode will necessary change:\r\n" );
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document.write( "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7,7,7,7,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15\r\n" );
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document.write( "The median and mode are both 7\r\n" );
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document.write( "Toss out 14 and 15\r\n" );
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document.write( "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7,7,7,7,7,8,9,10,11,12,13\r\n" );
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document.write( "The median and mode are still 7.\r\n" );
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