You have a dataset with an odd number of observations. If you were to calculate both the mean and median, how would adding a very large value to the dataset affect these measures of central tendency?
- Both would increase
- Both would remain unchanged
- Only the mean would increase
- Only the median would increase
Adding a very large value to the dataset would increase the "Mean" because it takes into account all values in the data set. However, the "Median" would not be affected unless the new value changes the middle value of the ordered data set.
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