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 causes the value of the median to move slightly toward the outlier.
A single outlier does not affect the median.
A single outlier causes the value of the median to move slightly away from the outlier.

Answer 1

You find median by listing all the numbers from least to greatest, and the median is the number right in the middle
so for example if we had
1, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 21
The medium is 18


so do you think outliers affect the median?

Answer 2

actually contrary to that, adding an outlier isn't replacing a value.... sorry

If you had
1, 14 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 21
14 15 16 18 20 21 21
(1 as the outlier)
The medium would change <.<

Answer 3

ohhh

Answer 4

So in the first set the median would be 17 while the second set would be 18
so does the median move toward or away from the outlier

Answer 5

toward right? since its getting higher, or is that away

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

so its B?