Ana played 4444 rounds of golf and then played her lowest round of golf with a score of 80808080.
The scores of the first 4 rounds\blueD{\text{first 4 rounds}}first 4 roundsstart color #11accd, start text, f, i, r, s, t, space, 4, space, r, o, u, n, d, s, end text, end color #11accd and the lowest round\purpleC{\text{lowest round}}lowest roundstart color #aa87ff, start text, l, o, w, e, s, t, space, r, o, u, n, d, end text, end color #aa87ff are shown in the following dot plot.
A dot plot has a horizontal axis labeled, Golf score, marked from 80 to 100, in increments of 1. 1 dot is plotted above each of the following values: 80, 90, 92, 94, 96. The dot above 80 is shaded purple.
How did the lowest round\purpleC{\text{lowest round}}lowest roundstart color #aa87ff, start text, l, o, w, e, s, t, space, r, o, u, n, d, end text, end color #aa87ff affect the mean and median?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A)
A
The median decreased, and the mean increased.
(Choice B)
B
The mean decreased, and the median increased.
(Choice C)
C
Both the median and mean decreased, but the mean decreased by more than the median.
(Choice D)
D
Both the median and mean decreased, but the median decreased by more than the mean.