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Digital SAT Math Practice Question #2500

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A data set has a mean of 15 and a standard deviation of 3. If 5 is added to each value in the data set, what are the new mean and standard deviation?
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Adding a constant $c$ to every value increases the mean by $c$ ($15 + 5 = 20$), but does not affect the spread (standard deviation remains 3)....

Distractor Analysis: Trap choice eliminates careless test-takers who confuse roots with coordinates...

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