The heights, in inches, of all the players on a professional baseball team are represented by the box plot below.
If the team takes on two additional players, one at 5 feet 5 inches and the other at 6 feet 7 inches, how is the median of the data set affected?
A.
The effect on the median of the players' heights cannot be determined.
B.
The median of the players' heights is decreased.
C.
The median of the players' heights is not affected.
D.
The median of the players' heights is increased.
C. The median of the players' heights is not affected.
Adding two players at 5 feet 5 inches and 6 feet 7 inches does not change the position of the median within the sorted data set of player heights. Since the median is the middle value of a data set, and adding two players does not change the middle value, the median of the players' heights remains the same.