Question: 1. An outlier in a data set can significantly affect the value of the mean but not the median. True False 2. Data are collected

1. An outlier in a data set can significantly affect the value of the mean but not the median.

True

False

2. Data are collected on the fuel economy of 2016 model midsize cars. The information measured in average miles per gallon (mpg) is summarized below:

Descriptive Statistics: MPG

Variable

Total Count

Mean

StDev

Min

Q1

Median

Q3

Max

MPG

32

31.750

3.874

24.000

28.000

32.500

33.750

41.000

The government is interested in cars using less fuel, so they decide to provide a 'gas guzzler tax' for those who own vehicles that get bad gas mileage (low numbers for mpg). What is cutoff for MPG if you want only 25% of the cars to receive this tax?

Group of answer choices

28.000mpg

33.750mpg

32.500mpg

None of these answers are correct.

3. Suppose your data represent revenues from a group of 20 stores in a retail chain across the country, and revenue is measured in millions of dollars. The standard deviation of this data set would also be measured in millions of dollars.

True

False

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