Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1133956572
ISBN 13: 978-1-13395-657-0

Chapter 3 - Measures of Central Tendency - Problems - Page 85: 10

Answer

The new mean is $8$

Work Step by Step

$M=\frac{∑X}{N}$ There are 7 scores whose mean is $9$: $9=\frac{X_1+X_2+X_3+X_4+X_5+X_6+X_7}{7}$ $X_1+X_2+X_3+X_4+X_5+X_6+X_7=9\times7=63$ Now, add the new score: $X_8=1$ $M=\frac{∑X}{N}=\frac{X_1+X_2+X_3+X_4+X_5+X_6+X_7+X_8}{8}$ $M=\frac{63+1}{8}=\frac{64}{8}=8$
Update this answer!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this answer.

Update this answer

After you claim an answer you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.