Select the outlier in the data set.78,84,86,87,88,89,93,218If 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.78,84,86,87,88,89,93,218If the outlier were removed from the data set, would the mean increase or decrease?Choices:(A)increase(B)decrease
Identify Outlier: Identify the outlier in the given data set: 78,84,86,87,88,89,93,218. To find the outlier, we can look for a number that is significantly different from the rest of the data.
Find Outlier: Looking at the data set, we can see that 218 is much larger than all the other numbers, which are all below 100. Therefore, 218 is the outlier.
Calculate Mean with Outlier: Now, let's calculate the mean of the data set with the outlier included.Mean with outlier = 878+84+86+87+88+89+93+218Mean with outlier = 8823Mean with outlier = 102.875
Calculate Mean without Outlier: Next, calculate the mean of the data set without the outlier.Mean without outlier = (78+84+86+87+88+89+93)/7Mean without outlier = 605/7Mean without outlier = 86.4286
Compare Means: Compare the two means to determine if the mean would increase or decrease with the removal of the outlier. Since 102.875 (with outlier) is greater than 86.4286 (without outlier), removing the outlier will decrease the mean.
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