The outlier in the data set is 60.
If the outlier is excluded, the effects on the mentioned statistics are as follows:
A) the median: Increase
B) the mean: Decrease
C) the mode: No effect (since there is no additional mode)
D) the range: No effect (since the difference between the highest and lowest values remains the same)
The data set shown below has an outlier. Determine the outlier and then fill out the chart.
Data: 5, 10, 12, 14, 18, 24, 60
If the outlier is excluded, what happens to:
Increase
Decrease
No effect
A
the median?
B
the mean?
C
the mode?
D
the range?
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