Question

Whenever there are _____________ in a set of data, the mean is not a good way to describe the data.

1. quartiles

2.modes

3.medians

4.outliers

Please answer quick, its for a math test i'm doing and i don't want to fail and risk being grounded.

Answer 1

The answer is outliers because when you have a larger or smaller set than your sequence suggests the mean will move toward the outlier