Question

Which measures of central tendency would be affected if the outlier 11 was added to the following set 27,20,34,37,21,42,39

Answer 1

Median will not be affected by the outlier.

Explanation:

With the outlier, the mean will be dragged way down. The median will likely be about the same. Mean is non-resistant to outliers, median is resistant.

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