Select the outlier in the data set.6,50,52,53,56,58,60,64,69If the outlier were removed from the data set, would the mean increase or decrease?Choices:(A)increase(B)decrease
Q. Select the outlier in the data set.6,50,52,53,56,58,60,64,69If the outlier were removed from the data set, would the mean increase or decrease?Choices:(A)increase(B)decrease
Identify Outlier: Step 1: Identify the outlier in the data set.Data set: 6,50,52,53,56,58,60,64,69.To find the outlier, calculate the mean and standard deviation. Then, determine which values lie significantly outside the typical range of the data.Mean = (6+50+52+53+56+58+60+64+69)/9=52.Standard deviation calculation:Variance = [(6−52)2+(50−52)2+(52−52)2+(53−52)2+(56−52)2+(58−52)2+(60−52)2+(64−52)2+(69−52)2]/9= [2116+4+0+1+16+36+64+144+289]/9= 2668/9=296.44Standard deviation = 296.44≈17.22Outlier check: 6 is more than 3 standard deviations away from the mean (52−3∗17.22=0.34), so 6 is an outlier.
Calculate Mean and Standard Deviation: Step 2: Determine if the mean would increase or decrease if the outlier were removed.New data set without the outlier: 50,52,53,56,58,60,64,69.New mean = (50+52+53+56+58+60+64+69)/8=57.75.Since the new mean (57.75) is higher than the original mean (52), removing the outlier increases the mean.
More problems from Identify an outlier and describe the effect of removing it