AQA Paper 3 2019 June — Question 12

Exam BoardAQA
ModulePaper 3 (Paper 3)
Year2019
SessionJune
TopicMeasures of Location and Spread
TypeIdentify outliers using mean and standard deviation

12 Amelia decides to analyse the heights of members of her school rowing club. The heights of a random sample of 10 rowers are shown in the table below.
RowerJessNellLivNeveAnnToriMayaKathDarcyJen
Height (cm)162169172156146161159164157160
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  1. Any value more than 2 standard deviations from the mean may be regarded as an outlier. Verify that Ann's height is an outlier.
    Fully justify your answer.
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  2. Amelia thinks she may have written down Ann's height incorrectly. If Ann's height were discarded, state with a reason what, if any, difference this would make to the mean and standard deviation.