The data set shown below has an outlier. Determine the outlier and then fill out the chart.
Data: 5, 10, 12, 14, 18, 24, 60
If the outlier is excluded, what happens to:
Increase
Decrease
No effect
A
the median?
B
the mean?
C
the mode?
D
the range?
The outlier in the data set is 60.
If the outlier is excluded, the effects on the mentioned statistics are as follows:
A) the median: Increase
B) the mean: Decrease
C) the mode: No effect (since there is no additional mode)
D) the range: No effect (since the difference between the highest and lowest values remains the same)