Question

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Answer 1

The data set below shows the number of players on each softball team in a tournament:


9

12

8

7

7

21

11

9

8

7

10

7

10

11



Which of the following statements is true based on the data set?
There is one outlier that indicates an unusually large number of players on that team.
There are two outliers that indicate an unusually large number of players on those two teams.
There is one outlier that indicates an unusually small number of players on that team.
There are two outliers that indicate an unusually small number of players on those two teams.

Answer 2

@retirEEd

Answer 3

@welshfella

Answer 4

Look at the numbers. Is there one number that stands out as much larger than the others?

Answer 5

not really but 21

Answer 6

@StudyGurl14

Answer 7

would you consider 21 unusually large?

Answer 8

no

Answer 9

Yes, it is in relation to the other numbers.

Answer 10

Have you created a box plot for the data yet ?

Answer 11

ok so that leaves A or c

Answer 12

no not yet

Answer 13

The highest number besides 21 is 12. That's a difference of 9, which is large in this case. So it's an outlier

Answer 14

And since it is an outlier larger than the others, A would be the answer

Answer 15

ok thank you

Answer 16

This site is great for making box plots.

http://www.alcula.com/calculators/statistics/box-plot/