How changing a value affects the mean and median
The monthly rents (in dollars) paid by 7 people are given below.
(Note that these are already ordered from least to greatest.)
910.975, 1030, 1035, 1050, 1120. 1195
Suppose that one of the people moves. His rent changes from $910 to $1015.
Answer the following.
(a) What happens to the mean?
It decreases by sb
It increases by
so
It stays the same.
HCO It decreases by
$
(b) What happens to the median?
It increases by
It stays the same.
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