The scores of 15 students in an examination were recorded as 10,5,8,16,18,20,8,10,16,20,18,11,16,14 and 12 . After calculating the mean, median and mode, an error is found. One of the values is wrongly written as 16 instead of 18 . Which of

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The scores of 15 students in an examination were recorded as 10,5,8,16,18,20,8,10,16,20,18,11,16,14 and 12 . After calculating the mean, median and mode, an error is found. One of the values is wrongly written as 16 instead of 18 . Which of the following measures of central tendency will change?

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Correct answer: D. Mean and mode

Mean of the scores = 202 15 Mean of the correct scores = 200 15 i.e., Mean changes. Median is same for both cases i.e., 14 . Mode is proportional to mean.

The scores of 15 students in an examination were recorded as 10,5,8,16,18,20,8,10,16,20,18,11,16,14 and 12 . After calculating the mean, median and mode, an error is found. One of the values is wrongly written as 16 instead of 18 . Which of the following measures of central tendency will change?

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