N.6
Outliers and Their Effect
Find the outlier in a data set and how removing it changes the mean or the median.
Level
Medium
Problems
Outliers and Their Effect
Skill N.6 · Statistics & sampling · ★★☆ Medium
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Answer each question.
Example
: the outlier is
mean with it, without
Think: An outlier is far from the rest of the data. Removing it moves the mean a lot, but the median only a little.
- 1. Which value is the outlier? What is the mean with it and without it?
- 2. Which value is the outlier? What is the mean with it and without it?
- 3. Which value is the outlier? What is the mean with it and without it?
- 4. Which value is the outlier? What is the mean with it and without it?
Answer Key
N.6 Outliers and Their Effect · ★★☆ Medium
- 1Outlier ; mean with it, without
- 2Outlier ; mean with it, without
- 3Outlier ; mean with it, without
- 4Outlier ; mean with it, without
N. Statistics & sampling9 skills
- N.1Mean, Median, Mode & Range
- N.2Read Histograms
- N.3Mean Absolute Deviation
- N.4Quartiles & Interquartile Range
- N.5Find the Missing Value from the Mean
- N.6Outliers and Their Effect
- N.7Compare Populations
- N.8Populations, Samples & Bias
- N.9Make Estimates from Samples