Outlier Effect on Mean, Median, and Range

Outlier Effect on Mean, Median, and Range

Explore the impact of outliers on mean, median and range in this activity.


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Putting It All Together

Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.

Open vraag 1

How does the outlier affect the median?

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Open vraag 2

How does the outlier affect the mean?

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Open vraag 3

How does the outlier affect the range?

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Open vraag 4

Describe a possible situation for data. What would the outlier represent in your situation?

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