A student plots mass versus volume for several samples of the same metal
MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AP · AP Statistics · Exploring Two-Variable Data · Exploring Two-Variable Data
Problem
A student plots mass versus volume for several samples of the same metal. One measured point lies well below the straight-line trend formed by the other data. Describe qualitatively how including this outlier would affect the numerical value of the density obtained from the slope, and briefly explain why.