Question

A group of police recruits were tested for their understanding of a new arrest procedure. The highest score was a 92; the mean was 88 and the range was 6. The next day, an officer who was absent took the test and scored a 100. Indicate whether adding the late officer’s score to the rest of the scores will likely increase, decrease or not change the following descriptive measures.

median

range

variance

standard deviation

Answer 1