Meen median and mode: Comparisons
Bids were placed in a silent auction for a sword reputed to have been used at the Battle of Hastings and worth a reported $20,000. The respective bids (in
thousands of dollars placed by the 19 bidders were as follows
1.6.11. 13. 14. 14, 16, 16, 18, 18, 18, 19, 19, 21, 21, 22, 22, 22, 24
Frequency
20
35
10
15
Bid (in thousands of dollars)
Mean
(a) Which measures of central tendency do
not east for this dataset? Choose all that
apply
10 Median
Mode
None of these measures
(0) Suspose that the measurement 24 (the
largest measurement in the data set) were
replaced by 40. Which measures of Central
tendency would be affected by the change?
Choose all that apply.
Median
Mode
None of these measures
1(c) suppose that starting with the original
data set the largest measurement were
To Mean
Medan
Mode
To None of these measures
tendency would be changed from those of
the original data set? Choose all that apply.
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