If one outlier is excluded from a data set, what happens to the mode?

A. It decreases.

B. It increases.

C. It does not change.

D. It depends whether the outlier is a high outlier or a low outlier.

Question

If one outlier is excluded from a data set, what happens to the mode? 

A.  It decreases. 

B. It increases. 

C. It does not change. 

D. It depends whether the outlier is a high outlier or a low outlier.

debbieg · Answer

@Chu~Luv~You2019 think about what the mode is, and what an outlier is.

debbieg · Answer

All that matters for the mode is that it is the most frequently occurring data value (and it must occur MORE THAN ONCE).