The outlier 78, is removed from the data set show 23,23,25,27,34,34,35,41,45,78. How does this affect the range

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Luciana Lam

2 January, 01:12

The outlier 78, is removed from the data set show 23,23,25,27,34,34,35,41,45,78. How does this affect the range

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Caylee Hahn · Answer 1

The range will get smaller.

The old range was

old range = max - min

old range = 78 - 23

old range = 55

If we remove 78 from the set, then the new range is

new range = (new max) - min

new range = 45 - 23

new range = 22

So the range has gone from 55 to 22.