When Conducting a Statistical Test, a Single Outlier Can

question 58

Multiple Choice

When conducting a statistical test, a single outlier can:

• A)make the test more robust to violations of the assumption of normality
• B)reduce the sample's variance, making significant results easier to achieve
• C)lead to a significant result when the other numbers, considered without the outlier, would not have led to a significant result
• D)improve the reliability of the statistical procedure

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