Question

Quick question for mean do you add outliers or no?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

so you leave the outliers in there?

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

okay thanks

Answer 5

>>so you leave the outliers in there?

Why would you want to take them out. They are part of the data set.

Answer 6

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

Answer 7

@Directrix

Answer 8

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

Answer 9

So, I am in agreement with you.