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Consider the data below. 10, 15, 15, 16, 16, 16, 17, 95 The mean decreases by when the outlier is removed.

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Answer:

True

Explanation:

With the outlier, you get a mean of 25.

Without the outlier, you get a mean of 15.

So it is true that the mean decreases when the outlier is removed.

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