Use the Following Information to Answer the Question

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question. Here is a table recording the number of deaths for the top thirteen worst U.S. tornados since 1925. A histogram showing the distribution is also included.

-The worst tornado on record since 1925 is a tornado that went through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on March 18, 1925. It killed 689 people. Suppose that when this value was entered into a calculator or other software a mistake was made and it was entered as 1,689. Choose the statement that describes what affect this mistake will have on the mean and median.

A) The median and the mean will not be affected by the error. Both measures of center are resistant to extreme values.
B) The median will not be affected by the error, but the mean will be higher than it should be.
C) Both the median and the mean will be higher than they should be.
D) The median will be higher than it should be, but the mean will not be affected by the error.