Consider the data set: 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 What would happen to the mean if another data point of 17 was added to the data set? O a) The mean would go up by 0.9 O b) The mean would remain the same C The mean would go down by 0.9 Oa) The mean would go up by 14

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Consider the data set:
4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12
What would happen to the mean if another data point of 17 was added to the data
set?
O a) The mean would go up by 0.9
O BI The mean would remain the same
O The mean would go down by 0.9
Oa) The mean would go up by 14
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the data set: 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 What would happen to the mean if another data point of 17 was added to the data set? O a) The mean would go up by 0.9 O BI The mean would remain the same O The mean would go down by 0.9 Oa) The mean would go up by 14
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