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oulier means something that sticks out in math, like in the number 50, 51, 53, 54, & 100... 100 is the outlier
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Disadvantages of the mean in statistics?
the mean is affected by outliers
What is most sensitive to outliers in statistics?
Mean.
What are the limits on outliers?
there are no limits to outliers there are no limits to outliers
Is absolute mean deviation affected by outliers?
Yes.
Why is the mean the best to use for outliers?
just cuz
How does the outlier affect the mean and median?
The mean is better than the median when there are outliers.
What is the effect of extreme value on mean?
Outliers pull the mean in the direction of the outlier.
Which measure of central tendency is robust when outliers are present?
mean
What are the measurements that fall beyond three standard deviations from the mean?
They are observations with a low likelihood of occurrence. They may be called outliers but there is no agreed definition for outliers.
How can you determine which measure of central tendency is best for the set if data?
Mean- If there are no outliers. A really low number or really high number will mess up the mean. Median- If there are outliers. The outliers will not mess up the median. Mode- If the most of one number is centrally located in the data. :)
When is the median more useful than the mean?
When the distribution has outliers. They will skew the mean but will not affect the median.
If there are outliers then the mean will be greater than the median its true or false?
true
