Question

A researcher asks participants to estimate the height (in inches) of a statue that was in a waiting area. The researcher records the following estimates: 40, 46, 30, 50, and 34. If the researcher removes the estimate of 40 (say, due to an experimenter error), then the value of the mean will:
a. Decrease.
b. Remain the same.
c. Increase.
d. Become negative.

Answer 1

decrease

Step-by-step explanation:

one of the factor n is removed