Question

The price of the X-40 Laser Printer at five different stores $99 $68 $98 $105 and $90. The mean price is $92 and the median price is $98. Identify the outlier and describe how the mean and the median are Affected by it

Answer 1

The outlier is $68 because it is a much smaller number than the others; it will bring averages(means) and medians down because it is so far from the other numbers

Answer 2

The outlier is $105.

Explanation:

An outlier is a value amongst other values that is smaller or bigger than those other values, for example, the $105 in the above equation.