How will a high outlier in a data set affect the mean and median?
A) Distribution skewed to the right, mean pulled to the right, median not effected
B) Distribution skewed to the right, mean not effected, median skewed to the right
C) Distribution skewed to the left, mean pulled to the left, median not effected
D) Distribution skewed to the right, mean not effected, median not effected

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A high outlier in a data set will cause the distribution to be skewed to the right, pulling the mean towards the higher value. However, the median, being the middle value of a sorted list, remains unaffected by the presence of outliers.

How Will a High Outlier in a Data Set Affect