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Using an example, show how outliers can affect the value of the mean.
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The data set is {5, 5, 5, 5, 10}. The mean is calculated by adding all the numbers in the data set and then dividing by the number of items in the data set. In LaTeX format: \[ \text{Mean of Data Set 1} = \frac{5+5+5+5+10}{5} \] Show more…
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