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In the data set shown, the largest value 30 is changed to 300. Which measure does NOT change?

Class 8Mean and MedianData Handling
  • AThe mean
  • BThe median
  • CThe sum
  • DThe range

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The middle value (12) stays in the middle. The mean, sum and range all change because they use the largest value.
Answer: B) The median

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