4) Which of the following is true of outliers in a data set? A) All outliers should be eliminated in order to portray accurate information. B) Outliers that are within 1 standard deviation of the mean must be eliminated. C) The mean and range are sensitive to outliers in the data. D) Outliers do not make any difference in the results obtained from statistical analyses.
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