Statisticsmedium · Past Paper
If the median of a dataset is 20 and each value is increased by 5, the new median will be:
A20
B100
C25
D15
✓ Correct Answer: C — 25
Just like the mean, if every value in a dataset is shifted by a constant, the median also shifts by that same constant.
Share this question
More from Statistics
- If the mean of 5 observations is 10 and each observation is decreased by 3, the new sum is:
- If the ratio of mode and median of a distribution is 6:5, then the ratio of mean and median is:
- Two dice are thrown. What is the probability that the difference between the numbers is 2?
- If the mean of 4, 6, x, 9, 10, 15 is 10, find x.
- In which data series is the formula for median position (N/2) used instead of (N+1)/2?