Question
how do you find an outlier and tell how it affects the mean with these numbers?
-13,-16,-12,-16,-3,-14 and with these numbers 28,12,37,36,30,32,35?
-13,-16,-12,-16,-3,-14 and with these numbers 28,12,37,36,30,32,35?
Answers
Ms. Sue
In the first set of numbers, the outlier is -3 because the others are all in the negative teens.
What do you see as the outlier in the other set?
What do you see as the outlier in the other set?
SJH all the way_<3
for the secod set i think its 12 is that corecct?
and how does the outlier affect the mean?
and how does the outlier affect the mean?
Ms. Sue
You're right. If you take the low outlier out, then the mean will rise.
SJH all the way_<3
what about the second one?