Of the mean, median, and mode, which measure of center is most affected by outliers? Explain your reasoning including an example with at least 10 data points. (4 points) And make it look like a 6th grader wrote it and make it short.

Answer 1

Outliers affect the mean the most because they can make the average really high or low. For example, let's say we have these test scores: 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, and 500. The mean is 115.5, but the outlier of 500 makes the mean much higher than the other scores.