Question

Find the outlier in the data: 38, 38, 18, 28, 36, 30, 39, 32. How does the outlier affect the mean? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth. 43; raises it by 1.5. 18; lowers it by 2. 43; lowers it by 1.5. 18; raises it by 2.

Answer 1

the outlier is 18. This outlier will lower the average mean. The answer is B

Answer 2

The outlier is 18.
and it lowers the mean by about 2