In a survey of sleep apnea scores among 10 people, the highest sample of 58 was entered by mistake as 85. This will affect the result as:

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C. Increased mean. no change in median. Ans: C. Increased mean. no change in median(Ref. Park 24/e p885, 23/e p847, 22/e p786)Value of median is not affected by abnormal very high or very low value.Mean is unduly influenced by abnormal values (either very high or very low) in distribution.

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A. Increased mean, decreased median

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B. Increased mean, increased median

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D. No change in mean, increased median.

In a survey of sleep apnea scores among 10 people, the highest sample of 58 was entered by mistake as 85. This will affect the result as:

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In a survey of sleep apnea scores among 10 people, the highest sample of 58 was entered by mistake as 85. This will affect the result as:

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