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A pine tree that is 150 feet tall is added to the sample. How will this outlier

affect the shape of the box plot?

A pine tree that is 150 feet tall is added to the sample. How will this outlier affect-example-1

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Answer: A if there is something that has greater value is added and does not even out your plot it will be negatively skewed.

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Answer: A. The new box plot will be negatively skewed.

Step-by-step explanation: The first point, the minimum, will remain the same, the next three points; Q1, Q2 and Q3, may shift slightly due to the right due to the added value, but the last value, the maximum, will increase, giving a long whisker to the right, with the box remaining toward the left, making the plot and data skewed to the left.

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