Sora was given two data sets, one without an outlier and one with an outlier.

Data without an outlier: 108, 113, 105, 118, 124, 121, 109
Data with an outlier: 108, 113, 105, 118, 124, 121, 109, 61

How is the mean affected by an outlier?

Question

Sora was given two data sets, one without an outlier and one with an outlier.

Data without an outlier: 108, 113, 105, 118, 124, 121, 109
Data with an outlier: 108, 113, 105, 118, 124, 121, 109, 61

How is the mean affected by an outlier?

jhonyy9 · Answer

any idea ?

Mercury · Answer

old question but will answer so this can be closed

the data set w/ an outlier has a very low outlier (61) compared to the other data values which are all in the 100-120 range

do you think having a low outlier makes the mean high, or low? to confirm this you can take the mean of both data sets