Use the table to answer the question.
Points Scored
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85 | 78 | 90
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52 | 81 | 79
The table shows the points a basketball team scored in different games. When the outlier is removed from the data set, what happens to the mean points scored by the basketball team?
The mean points scored increases by 8.7.
The mean points scored increases by 5.1.
The mean points scored decreases by 5.1.
The mean points scored decreases by 8.7.
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The answer depends on which data point is considered an outlier and removed from the dataset, so there is not enough information to determine the correct answer.
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