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A sample of n = 6 scores has a mean of M = 5. One person with a score of X = 12 is added to the distribution. What is the mean for the new set of scor
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A sample of n = 6 scores has a mean of M = 5. One person with a score of X = 12 is added to the distribution. What is the mean for the new set of scor
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A sample of n = 6 scores has a mean of M = 5. One person with a score of X = 12 is added to the distribution. What is the mean for the new set of scores?
Thanks. Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let y be the sum of the 6 scores, then
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5 = y / 6
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y = 30
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(30 + 12) / 7 = 6
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mean of the new set is 6
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