Question

the mass of nickels is 5.00 g, 5.00g, 5.02g, 5.01g, 4.99g, 5.01g, 5.00g, 4.98g, 3.75g, 5.00g, 4.99g, 5.02g, 5.01g. Remove the outlier and determine the change in the standard deviation of the mass of the nickels. ( My question is how do you determine which one is the outlier? )

Answer 1

one sec

Answer 2

3.75 is the outlier because it is there number that is most different from the other number. it stands out.

Answer 3

good job @stefandus

Answer 4

alright, so i would remove that then mean median and mode, then mine the mean from the outlier? @stefandus

Answer 5

not to sure on the calculation of standard deviation but all i know is that you would then remove 3.75 from all your calculatons

Answer 6

alright thank you.

Answer 7

no problemmm