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Kwan recorded two sets of data.

Set 1: 9, 13, 6, 18, 15, 19, 20
Median: 15
Lower Quartile: 9
Upper Quartile: 19
Range: 14
IQR: 10
Set 2: 9, 13, 6, 18, 15, 19, 20, 63
Median: 16.5
Lower Quartile: 11
Upper Quartile: 19.5
Range: 57
IQR: 8.5
One set of data shows an outlier. Which measure of spread was most impacted by the outlier?
PLEASE HELP ASAP IM BEGGING

Kwan recorded two sets of data. Set 1: 9, 13, 6, 18, 15, 19, 20 Median: 15 Lower Quartile-example-1

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Set 2 contains an outlier. The outlier would be 63. I would say the most affected measure of spread is the range.

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