AI.S-ID.A.3: Interpret differences in shape, center, and spread in the context of the data sets, accounting for possible effects of extreme data points (outliers).

Interpret differences in shape, center, and spread in the context of the data sets, accounting for possible effects of extreme data points (outliers).

Example Problems
A cat gave birth to 3 kittens who each had a different weight between and :

Then, the cat gave birth to a 4th kitten that weighed
.

How will adding this kitten's weight affect the
median; will it increase, decrease, or stay the same?
Nia tracked her step counts for 8 days. The mean step count was exactly 10,000 steps. On the 9th day, she logged 10,000 steps.

How will adding this day's count affect the
mean; will it increase, decrease, or stay the same?
Lara is a wildlife researcher.
They were analyzing the
mean lengths of 7 fish their team had observed. The fish all had different lengths between and .
Lara found out that they were misreading the longest length. It was actually
, not .

How will this length increasing affect the
mean; will it increase, decrease, or stay the same?
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