Find the outlier in the data set and tell how it affects the mean.

4, 4, –6, –2, 14, 1, 1

• –6; it raises the mean by about 1.
• –6; it lowers the mean by about 1.
• 14; it raises the mean by about 1.9.
• 14; it lowers the mean by about 1.9.

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14; it raises the mean by about 1.9.