Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 139: 39d

Answer

$Mean=52.5$ thousand dollars. $Median=50$ thousand dollars. $Mode=50$ thousand dollars. The mean increased by $2500 (2.5 thousand dollars), but the median and mode were not affected.

Work Step by Step

Adding the bonus to his salary: $75+25=100$ thousand dollars. Now, we have: $Mean=\frac{30+30+45+50+50+50+55+55+60+100}{10}=52.5$ $Median=\frac{50+50}{2}=50$. The mean between the fifth and sixth values. $Mode=50$. The highest frequency.
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