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

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A high outlier will increase the sum of the data set, pulling the mean to the right. However, since the median is not affected by extreme values, it will not change. The result is a skewed distribution to the right with the mean pulled to the right and the median remaining unchanged.

How Will a High Outlier in a Data Set Affect