Consider the Five Number Summary of Hourly Wages ($) for a Sample

question 17

Multiple Choice

Consider the five number summary of hourly wages ($) for a sample of advertising /
Promotion managers. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Min } & \text { Q1 } & \text { Median } & \text { Q3 } & \text { Max } \\\hline 19.64 & 29.36 & 34.18 & 40.86 & 57.26 \\\hline\end{array}$$
Suppose there had been an error and that the lowest hourly wage was $15.50 instead of
$19) 64.This would result in

• A)an increase in the median.
• B)an increase in the standard deviation.
• C)a decrease in the range.
• D)a decrease in the IQR.
• E)an increase in the mean.

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