Question

Using the set of data below, which statements are true?

13, 11, 16, 12, 42, 8
The mean of this data set is 17.
The median is 12.5.
The median is 14.5.
The mean is more affected by the outlier.
The median is more affected by the outlier.
The mean of this data set is 12.

Answer 1

Answer:
Statements 1,2 and five are correct.

Step-by-step explanation:
Statement one:
To calculate the mean we must add all the numbers first

13+11+16+12+42+8= 102

Now we must divide the total by the amount of numbers, which in this case will be 6

102/6 = 17

Mean= 17

Statement 2:
First we should organize the numbers from smallest to biggest
8,11,12,13,16,42

Now since there is no middle number, we must find the average
12+13=25
25/2=12.5

Statement 5:
We know the median is an outlier as it’s the only number with a decimal