Mathematics Grade 8 15 min

Identify an outlier and describe the effect of removing it

Identify an outlier and describe the effect of removing it

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1

Find the outlier in the set: 5, 7, 6, 8, 25.

2

How does removing the outlier affect the mean of 10, 12, 11, 13, 44?

3

How does removing the outlier affect the median and range of 20, 22, 1, 21, 25?

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
Find the outlier in the data set: 2, 3, 4, 15.
0.2
1.4
2.15
3.3
Easy
Which number is the outlier in this set: 50, 52, 55, 1?
0.50
1.1
2.55
3.52
Easy
Identify the outlier: 8, 9, 7, 20.
0.8
1.9
2.7
3.20

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