A sample of n = 7 scores has a mean of M = 5. After one new score is added to the sample, the new mean is found to be M = 6. What is the value of the new score?

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A sample of n = 7 scores has a mean of M = 5. After one new score is added to the sample, the new mean is found to be M = 6. What is the value of the new score?

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Given:

The sample of scores is n=7.

The value of the mean is M=5.

Let X be a random variable representing the scores.

The sum of scores can be computed as:

                                                                 Xn=MX=M×nX=5×7X=35

Therefore, the value of the sum of scores is 35.

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