Participants in a survey were asked the number of hours of television they
watch each week. The dot plot shows the distribution of their responses.
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H
0 2
4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Number of Hours
After the data was recorded in the dot plot, another response was found for a
participant who watches 30 hours of television each week. How will this
additional data point affect the mean number of hours of television watched
each week?
A. The effect on the mean number of hours cannot be determined.
B. The mean number of hours will decrease.
C. The mean number of hours will increase.
D. The mean number of hours will remain the same.