A doctor's office has a computer file showing the heights of 100 male patients of one of the doctors of the practice. the height

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A doctor's office has a computer file showing the heights of 100 male patients of one of the doctors of the practice. the height

s range from 18 inches to 68 inches. by accident, the greatest height has been recorded as 680 inches, instead of 68 inches. (a) does this affect the average? if so, by how much? (b) does this affect the median? if so by how much?

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kumpel [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-27T15:53:03+03:00

kumpel [21]3 years ago

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A) Yes. we don't have enough information so this can not be determined.
B) No, it would just be an outlier.