After 5 Points Are Subtracted from Every Score,the Sample Mean

question 31

Multiple Choice

After 5 points are subtracted from every score,the sample mean is found to be M = 24.What was the mean for the original sample?

• A)29
• B)24
• C)19
• D)Cannot determine without knowing the number of scores in the sample

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