Question

The heights of 14 plants, in inches, are listed.

12, 14, 15, 15, 16, 16, 16, 17, 18, 18 ,19, 20, 22, 25

If another plant with a height of 13 inches is added to the data, how would the mean be impacted?

The mean would stay the same value of about 17.1 inches.
The mean would decrease in value to about 17.1 inches.
The mean would stay the same value of about 17.4 inches.
The mean would increase in value to about 17.4 inches.

Answer 1

The mean would decrease in value to about 17.1 inches

Answer 2

The mean would decrease in value to about 17.1 inches.

Explanation:

If we add a smaller data to the mean of a numerical data set, the mean will decrease.

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