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Comparing Mean and Median — Quiz

Question 6 • Foundations of Math 1

Deepali was given two data sets, one without an outlier and one with an outlier. Data without an outlier: 15, 19, 22, 26, 29 Data with an outlier: 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, 81 How is the mean affected by an outlier?

Answer
A
The outlier made the mean lower than all the other values.
B
The mean is centered around all the other numbers in both sets of data.
C
The outlier made the mean higher than all the other values.
D
The outlier did not affect the mean at all.
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