The heights (in cm) of students in a class are: {156, 152, 148, 159, 150} a) Determine the mean and the median. b) A new student with a height of 255 cm joins the class. How does the new data value (outlier)affect the mean and the median?
The heights (in cm) of students in a class are: {156, 152, 148, 159, 150} a) Determine the mean and the median. b) A new student with a height of 255 cm joins the class. How does the new data value (outlier)affect the mean and the median?
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The heights (in cm) of students in a class are: {156, 152, 148, 159, 150}
a) Determine the
b) A new student with a height of 255 cm joins the class. How does the new data value
(outlier)affect the mean and the median?
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