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Determine whether this statement is true or false: The outlier in the data shown increases the mean of the data.

Determine whether this statement is true or false: The outlier in the data shown increases-example-1

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The outlier in the data shown increases the mean of the data. This statement is true. With the addition of a greater value than those already existent, the average of the set entirely is greater than without the outlier of 7.
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