Question 1 - Page 109 - Median vs. Mean - Chapter 5 Class 7 - Connecting the Dots... (Ganita Prakash II)

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Discuss the effect on the mean and median when outliers are present - Median vs. Mean

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Question 1 - Page 109 Discuss the effect on the mean and median when outliers are present on both sides. You may take some example data to examine and explain this.If we have one very small number AND one very large number, they might cancel each other out in the average calculation. The Mean might stay in the middle. However, the Variability (how spread out the data is) increases a lot. The Median usually stays stable in the middle.

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