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Statistics for Data Science I · Quiz 2 · 24 Mar 2024 · January 2024 term

Question 1: Distance covered by a runner in the first five days of tr…

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Distance covered by a runner in the first five days of training are 3 km, 5 km, 3 km, 6 km, and 7 km. If the runner covers a distance of 4 km on the sixth day, then how does it affect his overall performance?

  1. A

    The mean of the distances will increase.

  2. B

    The mode of the distances will decrease.

  3. C

    The median of the distances will decrease.

  4. D

    Range of the distances will decrease.

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  • C

    The median of the distances will decrease.

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Question 1 of 18 in the IIT Madras BS Statistics for Data Science I (Stats 1) Quiz 2 paper sat on 24 Mar 2024, in the January 2024 term (IIT M DIPLOMA AN EXAM QDD2 24 Mar 2024). It carries 3 marks.

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