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The numbers of trading cards owned by 7 middle-school students are given below. (Note that these are already ordered from least to greatest.) 350, 378, 399, 446, 487, 538, 601 Suppose that the number 350 from this list changes to 168. Answer the following. (a) What happens to the mean? It decreases by It increases by It stays the same. (b) What happens to the median? It decreases by It increases by It stays the same.

          The numbers of trading cards owned by 7 middle-school students are given below.
(Note that these are already ordered from least to greatest.)
350, 378, 399, 446, 487, 538, 601
Suppose that the number 350 from this list changes to 168. Answer the following.
(a) What happens to the mean?
It decreases by
It increases by
It stays the same.
(b) What happens to the median?
It decreases by
It increases by
It stays the same.

The numbers of trading cards owned by 7 middle-school students are given below.
(Note that these are already ordered from least to greatest.)
350, 378, 399, 446, 487, 538, 601
Suppose that the number 350 from this list changes to 168. Answer the following.
(a) What happens to the mean?
It decreases by
It increases by
It stays the same.
(b) What happens to the median?
It decreases by
It increases by
It stays the same.

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Elementary Statistics a Step by Step Approach

Allan G. Bluman 9th Edition

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07/14/2022

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- Original numbers: 350, 378, 399, 446, 487, 538, 601 - Sum of original numbers: \(350 + 378 + 399 + 446 + 487 + 538 + 601 = 3199\) - Number of values: 7 - Original mean: \(\frac{3199}{7} \approx 457\) Show more…

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The numbers of trading cards owned by 7 middle-school students are given below. (Note that these are already ordered from least to greatest.) 350, 378, 399, 446, 487, 538, 601 Suppose that the number 350 from this list changes to 168. Answer the following. (a) What happens to the mean? It decreases by It increases by It stays the same. (b) What happens to the median? It decreases by It increases by It stays the same.