What is the primary focus of the students' analysis in the dataset?

Impact of Outliers on Statistics

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Calculating the total distance traveled
Finding the longest time recorded
Identifying the fastest toy car
Determining the impact of an outlier
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes the mean?
The middle value in a dataset
The difference between the highest and lowest values
The average of all values in a dataset
The most frequently occurring value
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is the median determined in a dataset with an even number of values?
By selecting the highest value
By choosing the most frequent value
By averaging the two middle values
By selecting the lowest value
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to the mean of the time values when the outlier is removed?
It increases
It decreases
It becomes zero
It remains the same
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the mean of the time values not change after removing the outlier?
The outlier was the mean of the original dataset
The outlier was the largest value
The dataset was too small
The outlier was the smallest value
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the effect of removing the outlier on the mean of the distance values?
The mean becomes zero
The mean remains unchanged
The mean decreases
The mean increases
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the median of the distance values change when the outlier is removed?
It becomes zero
It remains the same
It increases
It decreases
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