Practice mode Statistics

The arithmetic mean is ____ by change of origin and scale. Which word fills the blank?

Correct answer B. Affected

Explanation

If y = a + bx then ȳ = a + b x̄, so the mean shifts with the origin and scales with the unit of measurement.

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