Question

Data are collected about the amount of time, in minutes, each member of a dance troupe spend practicing. How does a single outlier change the median of the collected data?

A single outlier doubles the value of the median.

A single outlier does not affect the median.

A single outlier causes the value of the median to move slightly toward the outlier.

A single outlier causes the value of the median to move slightly away from the outlier.

Answer 1

It won't affect the median
Let's say you have the data
1,2,3,4,5
the median is 3
now you have an outlier instead of 5
1,2,3,4,20
3 is still the median