Question

If the outliers are not included, what is the mean of the data set?

76, 79, 80, 82, 50, 78, 83, 79, 81, 82

Answer 1

If you don't include the outlier (50) then it is 79.7

Answer 2

If your data set includes the numbers 50 and 83 then the only outlier is 50, so when you add 76+79+79+80+81+82+82+83=642/8 total number of in data set=80.25 so the correct mean of the data set is 80.