The following data are taken from a study conducted by the National Park System on the temperatures in Death Valley. The ground temperatures (°F) were taken from for a 6-month period in a specified location in Death Valley. 168 174 178 178 163 153 142 179 156 174 Determine if 181 is an outlier? 181 167 No because it is within the good rango when calculating outliers 179 145

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The following data are taken from a study conducted by the National Park System on the temperatures in Death
Valley. The ground temperatures (°F) were taken from for a 6-month period in a specified location in Death Valley.
168
174
178
178
163
153
142
179
156
174
181
167
179
145
Determine if 181 is an outlier?
No, because it is within the good range when calculating outliers.
No, it is not within two standard deviations of the mean.
O Yes, it is outside three standard deviations of the mean.
Yes, because it is outside the majority of the data, that is, one standard deviation from the mean.
Yes, because it is not within two standard deviations from the mean.
Transcribed Image Text:The following data are taken from a study conducted by the National Park System on the temperatures in Death Valley. The ground temperatures (°F) were taken from for a 6-month period in a specified location in Death Valley. 168 174 178 178 163 153 142 179 156 174 181 167 179 145 Determine if 181 is an outlier? No, because it is within the good range when calculating outliers. No, it is not within two standard deviations of the mean. O Yes, it is outside three standard deviations of the mean. Yes, because it is outside the majority of the data, that is, one standard deviation from the mean. Yes, because it is not within two standard deviations from the mean.
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