Adding the Same Constant to Each Score in a Distribution

question 64

Multiple Choice

Adding the same constant to each score in a distribution (or subtracting the same constant from it) will

• A) cause the mean to change by that constant.
• B) not change the mean at all because the same constant is added to or subtracted from each score.

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