How Will a High Outlier in a Data Set Affect

question 17

Multiple Choice

How will a high outlier in a data set affect the mean and median?

• A) Distribution skewed to the right, mean pulled to the right, median not effected
• B) Distribution skewed to the right, mean not effected, median skewed to the right
• C) Distribution skewed to the left, mean pulled to the left, median not effected
• D) Distribution skewed to the right, mean not effected, median not effected

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