Use the Following Information to Answer the Question

question 37

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question. Here is a table recording the number of deaths for the top thirteen worst U.S. tornados since 1925. A histogram showing the distribution is also included.

-The worst tornado on record since 1925 is a tornado that went through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on March 18, 1925. It killed 689 people. Suppose that when this value was entered into a calculator or other software a mistake was made and it was entered as 1,689. Choose the statement that describes what affect this mistake will have on the mean and median.

• A)The median and the mean will not be affected by the error. Both measures of center are resistant to extreme values.
• B)The median will not be affected by the error, but the mean will be higher than it should be.
• C)Both the median and the mean will be higher than they should be.
• D)The median will be higher than it should be, but the mean will not be affected by the error.

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