Question

Here are two datasets:

Answer 1

Answer:

Option a) Mean

Mean is affected a lot by the change in the last observation as the median remains the same.

Step-by-step explanation:

we are given the following in the question:

Data set A: 64, 65, 66, 68, 70, 71, 72

Data set B: 64, 65, 66, 68, 70, 71, 720

For data set A, the mean and median are 68.

For data set B:

Formula:

$Mean = \displaystyle\frac{\text{Sum of all observations}}{\text{Total number of observation}}$

$Mean =\displaystyle\frac{1124}{7} = 160.57$

$Median:\\\text{If n is odd, then}\\\\Median = \displaystyle\frac{n+1}{2}th ~term \\\\\text{If n is even, then}\\\\Median = \displaystyle\frac{\frac{n}{2}th~term + (\frac{n}{2}+1)th~term}{2}$

Sorted data:

64, 65, 66, 68, 70, 71, 720

$\text{Median} = \dfrac{7+1}{2}^{th} \text{ term} = 4^th\text{ term} = 68$

Clearly, 720 is the is a outlier.

As seen mean is affected a lot by the change in the last observation as the median remains the same.