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Data Analysis, SM-Bank 024

Brendan scored the following marks in 4 class tests.

`15, \ 16, \ 16, \ 17 `

Explain the effect on his mean mark if he received a mark of 11 in his final class test.

Justify your answer with calculations.  (2 marks)

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`text(Initial Mean = 16)`

`text(New Mean = 15)`

`:.\ text(Mean decreases as a lower mark is added.)`

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`text(Initial Mean)` `=(15 + 16 + 16 + 17)/4`  
  `= 64/4`  
  `= 16`  

 

`text(New Mean)` `=(15 + 16 + 16 + 17 + 11)/5`
  `= 75/5`
  `= 15`

 

`:.\ text(Mean decreases as a lower mark is added.)`

Filed Under: Data Analysis Tagged With: num-title-ct-core, smc-4224-25-Mean, smc-4224-50-Add/remove data

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