The mean and median of the marks of a group of 75 students in at test were calculated as 27 and 29 respectively. It was later discovered that two observations were wrongly recorded as 53 and 45 instead of 35 and 55. Examine to what extent the calculated value of the above two measures will be affected by the discovery of the errors.
The mean and median of the marks of a group of 75 students in at test were calculated as 27 and 29 respectively. It was later discovered that two observations were wrongly recorded as 53 and 45 instead of 35 and 55. Examine to what extent the calculated value of the above two measures will be affected by the discovery of the errors.
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Chapter10: Statistics
Section10.5: Comparing Sets Of Data
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