Answer:
Both the mean and the median will decrease, but the mean will decrease by more than the median.
Step-by-step explanation:
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My answer:
Given the information:
- 4 accountants who each earn a different salary between $50,00 and $60,000.
- 5th accountant earns $10,000
As we can notice that, the 5th staff has a smaller salary than the other 4 ones.
About the mean:
To ind the mean of a set of numbers you add them all up and divide by the amount of numbers. From now, we need to add more $10,000 but divide by 5 => the mean will decrease
Fx: Assume the 4 accountants earn the following salaries: $50,000, $53,000 $55000 and $60,000
=> Mean= (50,000+53,000+55,000+60,000)/4 =54500
New mean: (50,000+53,000+55,000+60,000 + 10,000)/5 = $32,250
About the median:
it's just the middle number.
Fx: Assume the 4 accountants earn the following salaries: $50,000, $53,000 $55000 and $60,000 ( arranged for least to biggest)
=> the median is: ($53000+$55,000)/2 = $54000
From now, we have : $10,000 $50,000, $53,000 $55000 $60,000
=> new median: $53,000
Therefore, Both the mean and the median will decrease, but the mean will decrease by more than the median.
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