document.write( "Question 1122168: Which of the following is most likely to be affected by a very extreme data value?
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document.write( "Select one:
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document.write( "a. Mode
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document.write( "b. Median
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document.write( "c. Mean
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document.write( "d. None of mean, median or mode\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #738260 by Boreal(15235) You can put this solution on YOUR website! c. MEAN \n" ); document.write( "numbers 1/2/3/4/5 \n" ); document.write( "mean is sum/5 or 3. \n" ); document.write( "median is 3 \n" ); document.write( "Add one more number that is 87 \n" ); document.write( "mean is now 16, 102/6 \n" ); document.write( "median is 3.5, average of 3 and 4 \n" ); document.write( "mode doesn't change, since most frequent value. \n" ); document.write( " |