Quick question for mean do you add outliers or no?

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directrix · Answer

If the question is to find the mean of a set of data, then you use all of the numbers in finding the mean.

anonymous · Answer

so you leave the outliers in there?

directrix · Answer

{ 1, 4, 100}   100 is clearly an outlier but the mean of these three data points is
 (1 + 4 + 100)/3

anonymous · Answer

okay thanks

directrix · Answer

>>so you leave the outliers in there?

Why would you want to take them out. They are part of the data set.

anonymous · Answer

80	
85	
87	
92	
86	
90	
94	
100	
75	
45	
85	
38	
72	
94	
62 the mean of this is 79 correct

anonymous · Answer

@Directrix

directrix · Answer

I got 79 using the online mean calculator. Look at the attachment. This site will save some time. https://www.easycalculation.com/statistics/mean-median-mode.php

directrix · Answer

So, I am in agreement with you.